Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine &Toxicology
  • Year: 2011
  • Volume: 5
  • Issue: 2

Comparision of dermatoglyphic pattern of population of western Rajasthan and Garhwal region of Uttarakhand

  • Author:
  • Pradeep Bokariya,1, Ruchi Kothari, JE Waghmare, AM Tarnekar, A K Pal, I V Ingole
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 80 to 82

*Dept. of Anatomy  MGIMS, Sevagram

**Dept. of Physiology  MGIMS, Sevagram

1Address for correspondence: Email id: pradeepbokariya@rediffmail.com Address: Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sevagram Wardha (M.S) 442102

Abstract

The importance of dermatoglyphics in comparative human population studies hardly needs emphasis for the simple reason that dermatoglyphic traits are under genetic control. Besides, they are known to vary considerably owing to the fact that they are controlled by many additive genes. The study reports on bilateral palm prints among 200 unrelated individuals (100 from Rajasthan and 100 from Uttarakhand). The parameter studied were TFRC (Total Finger Ridge Count), AFRC (Absolute Finger Ridge Count), Finger Tip Ridge patterns and a-t-d angle. Furuhata's index was calculated and results obtained were compared for both groups using statistical tools.

Keywords

Dermatoglyphics, TFRC, AFRC, Finger Tip Ridge patterns. Furuhata's index. Rajasthan population, Uttarakhand population