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The aim of this study was to use data from three generations to see if there was any suggestion of linkage between the dermatoglyphic palm characters and the ABO blood groups.
A sample of 237 Polish families (984 individuals) was analysed. The results provided provisional evidence that some linkage exist. There was a small number of apparent “linkages”. Further, when data were re-tested for association between dermatoglyphic palm patterns and ABO blood groups for all samples, the linkage was not confirmed due to sampling fluctuation or sampling errors.
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Bener, A. The investigation of linkage between dermatoglyphics and blood groups using family data from three generations. Int. J. Anthropol. 2, 137–140 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02442359
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