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Sexual Dimorphism in the Turkmenian Population in Two Types of Dermatoglyphic Traits: Discriminant Analysis
Bibha Karmakar
; Biological Anthropology Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, India
Eugene Kobyliansky
; Human Population Biology Unit, Department of Anatomy and Anthropology Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv 699978, Israel
Sažetak
The aim of this study is to compare the pattern of sex differences between two different sets of dermatoglyphic traits (22 quantitative and 42 indices of diversity and asymmetry). Finger and palmar prints of Turkmenian population (547 individuals) were used for Multivariate analyses includes Cluster, Discriminant and Mantel test of matrix correlations. All variables (two groups) scattered into a number of small clusters those are markedly similar between males and females. These results were confirmed by Discriminant analysis – the two groups of variables are almost similar, the percentages of correctly classified individuals are 64.14% (22 traits) and 65.45% (42 traits); and Mantel statistics – the Z values are within the level of non-significance, very good similarities in 22 (0.95) and good similarities in 42 (0.87) traits. Sex dimorphism is similar between two categories of dermatoglyphic variables may be used for sex – discrimination in different populations.
Ključne riječi
sexual dimorphism; dermatoglyphic traits; discriminant analysis; Turkmenian population
Hrčak ID:
51430
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Datum izdavanja:
1.12.2009.
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