POLYDACTLY IN A NEGRO FAMILY
- 1 June 1942
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Heredity
- Vol. 33 (6) , 229-232
- https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.jhered.a105175
Abstract
A pedigree of polydactyly in negroes is presented. An extra thumb, extra little finger, and extra toes are among the variations in expression of the gene. The defect is dependent upon an irregular dominant gene in this pedigree.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
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