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Theoretical and observed Frequencies of Fingerprint Pattern Formulae

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2014

C. Làzaro ,
R. Kolski  and
L. Olaizola
C. Làzaro
Affiliation:
Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias, Laboratorio de Genética, Montevideo, (Uruguay)
R. Kolski
Affiliation:
Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias, Laboratorio de Genética, Montevideo, (Uruguay)
L. Olaizola
Affiliation:
Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias, Laboratorio de Genética, Montevideo, (Uruguay)

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A study was made on the frequency of some dermatoglyphic formulae in a sample of individuals of the population of Montevideo.

The theoretically expected frequency of the ten most common formulae was also calculated on the basis of the incidence of each pattern per finger in the same population.

The comparisons made between observed frequencies and calculated ones show such large differences that they cannot be attributed to chance.

Consequently we conclude that the genetical studies of dermatoglyphic patterns should be made for associations of patterns in two or more fingers or complete formulae rather than for individual fingers.

Type
Research Article
Information
Acta geneticae medicae et gemellologiae: twin research , Volume 12 , Issue 2 , April 1963 , pp. 162 - 165
Copyright
Copyright © The International Society for Twin Studies 1963

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