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Topologically Significant Dermatoglyphic Patterns in Twins

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2025

Danuta Loesch*
Affiliation:
Department of Genetics, Psychoneurological Institute, Warsaw, Poland Department of Anthropology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wroclaw, Poland
Zofia Swiatkowska
Affiliation:
Department of Genetics, Psychoneurological Institute, Warsaw, Poland Department of Anthropology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wroclaw, Poland
*
Department of Genetics, Psychoneurological Institute, AI. Sobieskiego 1/9, 02-957 Warsaw, Poland

Abstract

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A total of 58 dermatoglyphic characters, consisting of topologically significant pattern elements, i.e., loops and triradii, on palms, soles and fingertips, were tested in a sample of 110 MZ and 111 like-sexed DZ twin pairs. The analysis included homolateral, heterolateral and bilateral concordance rates, the derived Hecoefficient, coefficients of the within-pair association, Φ, derived χ2 intraclass correlation coefficients and heritability estimates based on variances (h2) and correlations (Hr), and the variance ratio F.

A considerable difference was found in respect of “heritability” values between palmar and sole patterns, in that they are the highest for sole loops and triradii and the lowest for most palmar loops. These data are compared with the h2 values obtained from family correlations.

The difficulties in the interpretation of “heritability” estimates based on the material of twins are pointed out and particular attention is drawn to a possibility of the additional bias in twin studies related to a degree of symmetry of the characters investigated.

Riassunto

RIASSUNTO

Un insieme di 58 caratteri dermatoglifici, costituiti da figure topologicamente significative, quali anse e triradii, su palme, piante e polpastrelli, sono stati esaminati in un campione di 110 coppie di gemelli MZ e 111 di gemelli DZ dello stesso sesso. L'analisi comprendeva le concordanze omolaterali, eterolaterali e bilaterali, il coefficiente Hc derivato, i coefficienti dell'associazione intracoppia, i coefficienti di correlazione intraclasse e le stime di ereditarietà basate su varianze (h2) e su correlazioni (Hr).

Le stime di ereditarietà risultano massime per le anse ed i triradii plantari e minime per la maggior parte delle anse palmari. Questi valori sono raffrontati alle stime ottenute da correlazioni familiari. Vengono sottolineate le difficoltà dell'interpretazione delle stime di ereditarietà basate su materiale gemellare, richiamando l'attenzione sulla possibilità che vi sia qui un'ulteriore fonte di errore relativa al grado di simmetria dei caratteri esaminati.

Résumé

RÉSUMÉ

Un total de 58 traits dermatoglyphiques, constitués par des dessins topologiquement significatifs, tels que boucles et triradii des doigts, des paumes et des plantes, ont été examinés dans un échantillon de 110 couples de jumeaux MZ et 111 de DZ du même sexe. L'analyse comprenait les concordances homolatérales, hétéro-latérales et bilatérales, le coefficient Hc dérivé, les coefficients de l'association intra-couple, les coefficients de corrélation intraclasse et les estimes d'héritabilité basées sur variances (h2) et corrélations (Hr).

Les estimes d'héritabilité les plus élevées concernent les boucles et les triradii plantaires et les moins élevées les boucles palmaires. Ces valeurs sont rapportées aux estimes dérivées d'analyses familiales. Les difficultés de l'interprétation de ces estimes quant il s'agit d'un matériel gémellaire sont soulignées, à cause d'une possible source additionnelle d'erreur, dans ce cas, en raison du degré de symétrie des traits étudiés.

ZUSAMMENFASSUNG

Hendflächen, Fußsohlen und Fingerspitzen einer Mustergruppe bestehend aus 110 EZ- und 111 gleichgeschlechtlichen ZZ-Paaren wurden auf insgesamt 58 Hautleistenmerkmale in Form von wichtigen topologischen Figuren wie Schleifen und Triradien untersucht. Daraus sollten hervorgehen: homo-, hetero- und bilaterale Konkordanzen, der abgeleitete Wc-Koeffizient, der Assoziationskoeffizient zwischen den einzelnen Paarlingen, der Korrelationskoeffizient zwischen den verschiedenen Klassen sowie die Erblichkeit aufgrund der Varianzen (h2) und Korrelationen (Hr).

Die Erblichkeit erscheint am größten für die Schleifen und Triradien an der Fußsohle und am geringsten für die meisten Handflächenschleifen. Es erfolgt ein Vergleich zwischen diesen Erhebungen und den Daten aus den Familienkorrelationen. Betont wird, daß die Beurteilung der Erblichkeit bei Zwillingen dadurch erschwert wird, daß der Symmetriegrad der untersuchten Merkmale leicht zu einer weiteren Fehlerquelle wird.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © The International Society for Twin Studies 1977

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