Loesch D Z, Martin N G
Ann Hum Biol. 1984 Mar-Apr;11(2):113-24. doi: 10.1080/03014468400006961.
Tactile sensitivity has been measured in 101 normal individuals (38 females and 63 males) of European origin, and compared with ridge pattern characteristics of the fourth fingertip of the right hand. There is a relationship of tactile sensitivity performance with the type of pattern, particularly in females, and also with the number of junctions within the pattern, particularly in males. The possible origin of sex differences in tactile sensitivity and in its relationships with dermatoglyphic variables is discussed. In spite of sex differences, optimal tactile sensitivity performance seems to be associated with medium-sized loop patterns which have a greater number of junctions than ends and also have grooves wider than ridges. The possible evolutionary significance of these associations is discussed in relation to evidence for epistatic genetic variation for pattern intensity.
对101名欧洲裔正常个体（38名女性和63名男性）的触觉敏感性进行了测量，并与右手无名指指尖的纹路特征进行了比较。触觉敏感性表现与纹路类型存在关联，尤其是在女性中，并且与纹路内的交叉点数量也有关联，特别是在男性中。文中讨论了触觉敏感性及其与皮纹变量关系中性别差异的可能来源。尽管存在性别差异，但最佳触觉敏感性表现似乎与中等大小的箕形纹有关，这种纹路的交叉点数量比端点多，且纹路比嵴宽。文中结合纹路强度上位基因变异的证据，讨论了这些关联可能的进化意义。
