Abstract: Palmar print samples of 5,013 people from 11 Chinese national minorities were studied. The a-b ridge count, atd angle count, palmar flexion crease patterns, palmar true patterns and palmar main line were studied and calculatel, and the difference between sexes, left and right sides, nationalities and races were analysed. The palmar print of each nationality shows both its own feature and the general character of the Mongoloid.

Key words: Dermatoglyphics; a-b ridge count; atd angle count; Palmar flexion crease; True patterns; Main line