PALMAR DERMATOGLYPHICS OF NICOBARESE OF ANDAMAN ISLAND

This study demonstrates the palmar dermatoglyphic patterns of an Island community viz. the Nicobarese in Andaman Island which constitutes a very important group of people so far as its ethnic and cultural settings arc concerned. The data highlight the nature and extent of bilateral palmar prints of 60 male and 54 female Nicobarese. After analysis the data thus arrived at have been compared with some other Indian population groups which arouse many interesting points.