Variation among European populations in summary finger ridge-count variables.

doi:10.1080/03014469700004842

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Variation among European populations in summary finger ridge-count variables.

Annals of human biology - 1 Jan 2000

Jantz R L

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The magnitude of ridge-count variation and its spatial and linguistic patterning was examined using 82 male and 75 female samples from Europe. Variables were summary measures: sum of radial counts (radial) sum of ulnar counts (ulnar) and sum of larger counts (total ridge-count or TRC). Dermatogly...

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Dermatoglyphics
Europe
Female
Genetic Variation
Humans
Language
Male

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