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The mandibular molar pit-tubercle (MMPT) dental nonmetric trait: Comprehensive analysis of a large sample.
Homo : internationale Zeitschrift fur die vergleichende Forschung am Menschen - 1 Dec 2016
Marado Luís Miguel, Silva Ana Maria
Abstract excerpt
Dental nonmetric traits are quasicontinous variables, mostly of genetic origin. Thus, sets of such traits allow biological distance estimation between samples. Mandibular molar pit-tubercle (MMPT) is a buccal trait defined by Weets (2009) in Irish samples. This study aims to analyze (a) trait frequencies, (b) grade definitions, (c) intraobserver error, (d) sexual dimorphism, (e) asymmetry, and (f) trait...
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