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Sources of Information for Discriminating MZ and DZ Twins by Dermatoglyphic Patterns

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 January 2025

Terry Reed ,
James A. Norton Jr.  and
Joe C. Christian
Terry Reed
Affiliation:
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Joe C. Christian*
Affiliation:
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
*
Department of Medical Genetics, Indiana University Medical Center, 1100 West Michigan Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, USA

Abstract

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It is shown that the within twin-pair difference is the most important source of information in determination of twin zygosity using dermatoglyphic data. Inclusion of a measure of among-pair variability provides added discrimination beyond that found with the within-pair difference alone.

Type
Brief Report
Information
Acta geneticae medicae et gemellologiae: twin research , Volume 26 , Issue 1 , January 1977 , pp. 83 - 86
Copyright
Copyright © The International Society for Twin Studies 1977

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