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Dermatoglyphic patterns, such as fingerprints, are potential genetic markers for a number of behavioral syndromes. A method for rapidly assessing fingerprint patterns, which is suitable for group or postal administration, is described. This method appears to have high validity, showing 96.2% concordance with more traditional methods of fingerprint pattern assessment.
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This research was supported in part by a grant from the Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada. I would like to thank: Wayne Wong and Joan Donelly for their assistance in the data collection.
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Coren, S. Searching for genetic markers for specific behaviors: A group technique to assess fingerprint patterns. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 25, 82–84 (1987). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03330290
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03330290