DERMATOGLYPHIC STUDY ON MANNE DORA TRIBE FROM ANDHRA PRADESH
B. V. BABU *
Department of Anthropology, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam 530 003
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The distribution of finger patterns, monomorphic hands, palmar main line formulae and angle atd among Manne Dora tribe from Andhra Pradesh are reported. Significant bimanual differences are noticed in the distribution of finger patterns, main line formulae and angle atd among women, but the bisexual variation is significant for only finger patterns and main line formulae.
Keywords: Finger and palmar dermatoglyphics, Manne Dora tribe, Andhra Pradesh