Matskási István (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 80. (Budapest 1988)

Gladkova, T. D. ; Tóth, T.: Ethnic dermatoglyphics of Hungarians

ANNALES HISTORICO-NATURALES MUSEI NATIONALIS HUNGARICI Tomus 80. Budapest, 1988 p. 215-228. Ethnic dermatoglyphics of Hungarians* by T. D. GLADKOVA & T. A. TÓTH, Budapest T. D. GLADKOVA & T. A. TÓTH: Ethnie dermatoglyphics of Hungarians. — Annls hist.-nat. Mus. natn. hung. 1988 80: 215-228. Abstract — A comparative analysis of finger and palmar prints of 26 local Hungarian male groups (3207 individuals = 32070 fingers and 6414 palms) is given. With 6 tables and 3 figures. The aim of the present work is to generalize from the dermatoglyphical materials of Hungarian males published in the different papers (GLADKOVA & TÓTH 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983Û-/J, 1984, 1985). — The palm- and fingerprints of Hungarian men (3207 individuals) collected in 19691971 by TÓTH from 26 rural populations in various regions of the Hungarian People's Republic were studied (Fig. 1). The prints have been analysed according to the method described by CUMMINS & MIDLO (1961). Types of line C evaluated according to PLATO'S (1970) classification. First of all one's attention is turned to the character of the hand skin patterns of the studied groups. As far as the bilateral variations and the distribution of the patterns on digits I-V and the palm pads of the right and left hands in our groups are concerned, they are almost the same as in other peoples, hence we present only the pooled data. The dermatoglyphical materials of Hungarian males are given in Table 1 (the finger prints), in Table 2 (the basic types of main palm lines ABCD) and in Table 3 (the palm patterns and accessory and axial triradii). Their survey shows the extensive variability, dispersity and crossing similarity in the frequency of dermatoglyphical traits in Hungary. Fig. 1. Map of the distribution of the studied Hungarian groups: 1 = Őrség, 2 = Milejszeg, 3 = Kunhegyes, 4 = Jászapáti, 5 = Gacsáj, 6 = Mezőkövesd, 7 = Taktabáj, 8 = Himód, 9 = Karcag, 10 = Gyöngyöstarján, 11 = Kisfalud, 12=Szendrő, 13 = Kustánszeg, 14 = Becsvölgye, 15 = Petrikeresztúr, 16 = Csonkahegyhát, 17 = Jászárokszállás, 18 = Jászfényszaru, 19 = Szikszó, 20 = Matolcs, 21 = Rozsály, 22 = Taktaharkány, 23 = Taktakenéz, 24 = Aszaló, 25 = Boldva, 26 = Kunmadaras. * This paper was presented at the Vlth Congress of the European Anthropological Association held in Budapest, 8th September 1988.