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Developmental implications of dichotomous ossification sequences in the wrist region

Year: 1972

Type: article

Abstract: As shown in radiographs of 3,764 children of European ancestry under 11 years of age, there are 55 dichotomous (present‐absent/absent‐present) ossification sequences for nine wrist region centers in boys and 48 such sequences for girls, with statistically significant sexual dimorphism in more than half of the “alternative” sequences. Substantial samples of Meso‐American origin (“Chicanos”) and largely‐African origin (“Blacks”) evidence additional dichotomous ossification sequences, with clear population differences, while Down's syndrome children (47,G +) show a major excess of the numerically rarer sequences of the wrist region.

Source: American Journal of Physical Anthropology

DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.1330370114

Authors: Stanley M. Garn, Sam T. Sandusky, Richard L. Miller, Jerrold M. Nagy

Institution: University of Michigan

Language: English

Topic: Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies

Subfield: Archeology

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2039638652