DERMATOGLYPHIC METHODOLOGY FOR ESTABLISHING ZYGOSITY IN THE TWINS

Abstract

Dermatoglyphic traits (DT) of the palms are an instrument, which is used in anatomy, anthropology, genetics and forensic services. DT can also be applied to medicine and in parts to the prevention of diseases, early diagnostic and establishing important characteristics about life. The principal purpose of this study is to establish a dermatoglyphic instrument, which can help to establish the zygosity of twins via experimentation with different quantitative and qualitative dermatoglyphic indicators. The materials for investigation (or the sites of investigation) are finger and palm prints from both hands of 21 couple of monozygotic twins (MT) and 22 couples of dizygotic twins. From the experiment, we can conclude that it is well worth the effort to do a prescription of key parameters, which direct the attention of doctors and anthropologist on the dermatoglyphic traits, which have regards towards zygosity. This paper presents a cheap and reliable method for establishing zygosity, via an algorithm from dermatoglyphic indicators in combination with blood group analysis.

Keywords

• twin zygosity
• twin method
• dermatoglyphic indicators