Diversity of topological digital patterns in Iranian populations |
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Authors: | M S Kamali J Mavalwala |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Anthropology, University of Toronto, M5S 1A1 Ont., Toronto, Canada |
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Abstract: | We analyzed bilateral finger prints of 3158 individuals from 13 Iranian populations of diverse origins, for digital patterns,
using the topological method. Some male/female differences, and a great deal of heterogeneity in interpopulational variation
was observed. Distance analysis, and the resultant dendrograms separated the populations studied, but the separation was not
in agreement with the known ethnohistory of this region. Comparison of the obtained results with those based on the traditional
methodology showed that the traditional methodology gives better results in measuring population distances. |
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Keywords: | Dermatoglyphics Topological methodology Distance Analysis Iranian populations |
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