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. 1977;26(1):83-6.
doi: 10.1017/s0001566000010230.

Sources of information for discriminating MZ and DZ twins by dermatoglyphic patterns

T Reed, J A Norton Jr, J C Christian

Sources of information for discriminating MZ and DZ twins by dermatoglyphic patterns

T Reed et al. Acta Genet Med Gemellol (Roma). 1977.

Abstract

It is shown that the within twin-pair difference is the most important source of information in determination of twin zygosity using dermatoglyphic data. Inclusion of a measure of among-pair variability provides added discrimination beyond that found with the within-pair difference alone.

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