Polymorphism of palmar main line terminations as an indicator of relationships among Sardinian linguistic groups of males.

Abstract excerpt

Palmar main line modal types were used to calculate distance coefficients between Sardinian linguistic groups of males. By using correlation matrix analyses of the coefficients, we then determined whether or not the dermatoglyphic traits could reliably identify the biological relationships on the basis of the linguistic backgrounds of these groups. With Sanghvi's (X2)1/2 and by using palmar main lines both singly...

Topics

• Dermatoglyphics
• Ethnicity
• Genetic Variation
• Genetics, Population
• Humans
• Italy
• Linguistics
• Male
• Mathematics
• Polymorphism, Genetic
• Population
• Racial Groups