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A comparative study of the distribution of hair of the hand and the foot of white and Negro males
Author(s) -
Setty Laurel Raymond
Publication year - 1966
Publication title -
american journal of physical anthropology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.146
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1096-8644
pISSN - 0002-9483
DOI - 10.1002/ajpa.1330250204
Subject(s) - foot (prosody) , dorsum , anatomy , white (mutation) , biology , art , biochemistry , literature , gene
Hair patterns of the dorsum proper of the hand and foot are similar in occupying comparable anatomical positions. The more extensive hair patterns have a higher incidence in whites than in Negroes. And digital hair is more frequently absent on the lateral side of the hand and foot than on the medial side.