Palmar dermatoglyphics of the Khatri males.

From an analysis of the bilateral palm prints of 230 khatri males from district Hoshiarpur area, the following points emerge: (1) Line D ends at higher position (11) more often in right palms than in the left, while endings at lower positions (7, 8, 90 and 10) are less frequent in the right palms as compared to the left. (2) The trend for the three modal types for line D is 11 greater than 9 greater than 7. (3) Line C is more often abortive in the left palms than in the right. (4) The value of axial triradii of "t" type has been found to be maximum in both the hands. (5) Most of the patterns in the hypothenar area are found to be less frequent in the right palms as compared to the left. The total frequency of the patterns is 28.693. Radial and ulnar loops are the most predominant types of patterns in this area. (6) The frequency of patterns in the thenar/Ist interdigital area is very much higher in the left palms than in the right. The total frequency (right + left palms) is 15.434. (7) The frequency of patterns in the IInd, IIIrd and IVth interdigital area has been found to be 11.806, 56.956 and 59.130, respectively. Patterns are found to be more frequent in the right palms as compared to the left in case of the IInd and IIIrd interdigital areas, while this is just the reverse in case of the IVth interdigital area.