Kaszab Zoltán (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 73. (Budapest 1981)
Gladkova, T. D. ; Tóth, T.: The dermatoglyphics of Hungarians from Szendrő
The polygons of the western groups from Őrség and Milejszeg and also from Himód and Kisfalud are the closest between themselves. The polygons of the groups from Middle Tisza basin —Kunhegyes, Jászapáti and Karcag—are also similar. The Szendrő sample polygon is somewhat like to that of Taktabáj, but the Szendrő group has the highest frequency of the pattern on interdigital pad IV and the carpal axial triradius. While constructing the polygons we did not include in the complex of traits the value of pattern intensity (Dl 10 ) and the Cummins index. As an indicator of mean number of deltas per one examined subject the index of pattern intensity cannot substitute the frequency of loops and whorls. This index depends on the frequency of arches in the sample and the correlation of loops and whorls. The Cummins index —as an indicator of total direction of the palm skin lines —is little variable and its values may be the same under different termination of the main palm lines ABCD. For example, with the formula of palm lines 11.10.8.2 the Cummins index is 8(6.-.-.2); the index has the same value with the formula 8.6.5'.5' (3.-.-.5). Meanwhile, the termination of line Din field 11 is included in type 11 D, in field 8 — in type 7D. But the mentioned indices are of great value because they obviously reflect the total pattern intensity of finger and palm dermatoglyphics. That is why we compared our groups separately (Table 6, Fig. 2) according to the combination of the index of pattern intensity (Dl 10 ) and the Cummins index (Ic). In the correlational field (Fig. 2) the Kazakhs are clearly distinguished by maximal value of pattern intensity and minimal value of the Cummins index, while Russians —by maximal value of the Cummins index. Hungarian groups are located more or less close, with the exception of Mezőkövesd sample which is characterized by a Fig. 1. Polygons: L = loop, W = whorl, Hy = Hypothenar, III and IV interdigital pads, 11D and 5 A = types of lines D and A, t = carpal axial triradius. Hungarians : 1 = Őrség, 2 = Milejszeg, 3 — Kunhegyes, 4 = Jászapáti, 5 = Gacsaj, 6 = Mezőkövesd, 7 = Taktabáj, 8 = Himód, 9 = Karcag, 10 = Gyöngyöstarján, 11 = Kisfalud, 12 = Szendrő (GLADKOVA & TÓTH 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979), 13 = Khazakhs (GLADKOVA 1964), 14 = Russians (PROKUDINA 1971)
