Acta Anthropologica Sinica ›› 1984, Vol. 3 ›› Issue (04): 372-376.

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A dermatoglyphic study on Baima Tibetan

Huang Xuanyin, Cheng Zhirang   

  • Online:1984-12-15 Published:1984-12-15

Abstract: The authors made a study of the clermatoglypliics of the Baima Tibetan in good health in Pingwu county, Sichuan province. There are 488 people in this sample (male: 246 ; female 242). The various dermatoglyphies parameters of the Baima Tibetan were compared with those of the Han the Tu, the Yi nationalities and so on. By means of %2 and u test, it is found out that the dermatoglyphies of the Baima Tibetan conforms to that of yellow race on the whole, but there is a lot of statistical difference between Baima Tibetans and Han. Tu, Yi. Nationalities.

Key words: Dermatoglyphies of Baima Tibetan; Statistical difference; Identification of nationality