Estimation of the variance components for dermal ridge count
- 1 July 1977
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Annals of Human Genetics
- Vol. 41 (1) , 111-115
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-1809.1977.tb01968.x
Abstract
Refinements of the scoring algorithm to estimate variance components from pedigree data are developed. Subsequent to these modifications, heritability estimates were readily obtained from data for over 50 traits, including total finger ridge count reported here. A significant contribution to the total variance of ridge count could be attributed to the effects of dominance, a finding not previously reported for this dermatoglyphic trait.Keywords
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