Mode of inheritance of finger dermatoglyphic traits among Vaidyas of West Bengal, India

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 526-540

  Sengupta, M ^a   Karmakar, B ^a  

^a INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENETICS;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DERMATOGLYPHICS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; POPULATION GENETICS;

DERMATOGLYPHICS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS, POPULATION; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC;

EID: 10344236018     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014460412331287164     Document Type: Article

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