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The multivariate analysis of dermatoglyphics in population systematics

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In this paper a multivariate analysis of dermatoglyphics was carried out. The following traits were used: pattern intensity on fingers, average of main line D terminations and frequencies of patterns in the five configurational areas of the palm. Firstly a cluster analysis is produced and completed with a principal components analysis. The results of both studies show clear agreement. The main conclusion is: the multivariate analysis of dermatoglyphics displays several groups of populations, which with the peculiarities pointed out in the paper, are in concordance with the classical racial stocks.

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Pons, J. The multivariate analysis of dermatoglyphics in population systematics. Int. J. Anthropol. 5, 227–234 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02446248

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