Abstract
From rolled fingerprints of 646 males belonging to nine endogamous groups of Maharashtra, India, the intra-and interpopulation variability is studied by considering three traits: Total finger ridge count (TFRC), absolute total finger ridge count (ATFRC) and finger pattern intensity index (FPII). Complete distributions are reported for the three major clusters: Five caste Hindus, three tribes, and the Parsees. Dermatoglyphic distances computed by Mahalanobis’ D-are compared with genetic distances.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 307-315 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Human heredity |
Volume | 30 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1980 |
Keywords
- Dermatoglyphics
- Maharashtrian populations
- Pattern intensity index
- Ridge count