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Some genetic traits in Solomon Island populations. IV. Mid‐phalangeai hair
Author(s) -
Hindley Stewart W.,
Damon Albert
Publication year - 1973
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.1330390208
Subject(s) - demography , trait , biology , pubic hair , anatomy , sociology , computer science , programming language
Among 425 Lau and 467 Baegu of northern Malaita, there were no tribal differences in mid‐phalangeal hair. The trait was present more often in males than in females, and after puberty than before it. Age differences were more marked for males than for females. Among 168 men 20 years of age and older in both tribes, the frequency of mid‐phalangeal hair was 58.3%; among 189 women of similar age, 34.4%. These frequencies were at or just below those reported for Caucasian samples, just above that for Japanese, and considerably above those for Negroes and American Indians. Analysis of family data did not confirm the hypothesis that the absence of mid‐phalangeal hair is recessive to its presence.