Based on papers presented at a symposium.

Genetics and Dermatoglyphics --Digital Dermatoglyphic Patterns of the Piaroa and Genetic Relationships Among Several South American Indian Populations / Elisabetta Marini, Emanuele Sanna, Giorgio Paoli, Luis Pericchi, Luca Taglioli, Giovanni Floris 3 -- A Major Gene for Radial Pattern Inheritance / Nishi Singh, B.V. Bhanu 17 -- Inheritance of Thenar/1st Interdigital Pattern / Hemlata Pisal, B.V. Bhanu 29 -- Analysis of Quantitative Dermatoglyphic Traits of the Digito-Palmar Complex in Carcinomas / Jasna Milicic, Radomir Pavicevic, Mira Halbauer, Bozena Sarcevic 53 -- Clinical Dermatoglyphics -- Dermatoglyphic Asymmetry in Autistic Basques: Discriminant Analysis / M. Isabel Arrieta, Teresa Nunez, Begona Criado, Begona Martinez, Mercedes Telez, Carlos M. Lostao 73 -- Digital and Palmar Dermatoglyphics in Diabetes Mellitus, Multiple Sclerosis and Essential Hypertension / Giovanni Floris, Elisabetta Marini, Marco Melis, Giuseppina Mulliri, Assunta Porcedda, Elena Usia 97 -- Dermatoglyphic Analysis of Monozygotic Twins Discordant for Sexual Orientation / Lynn S. Hall 123 -- Inter-Digital Relationships of Finger Pattern Types in Japanese Twin Pairs / Kunihiko Kimura 167 -- Palmar and Plantar Pads and Flexion Creases of Genetic Preaxial Polydactyly (PDN) Mice / Sumiko Kimura, Ichiro Naruse, Blanka A. Schaumann, Chris C. Plato, Masahisa Shimada, Kohei Shiota 185 -- Fetal and Postnatal Development of Palmar, Plantar and Digital Pads and Flexion Creases of the Rat / Sumiko Kimura, Blanka A. Schaumann, Chris C. Plato, Masahisa Shimada, Kohei Shiota 203 -- Anthropological Population Studies -- Dermatoglyphics in Eastern Adriatic Islands (Croatia) / Jasna Milicic 225 -- Social Perceptions and Biological Realities: an Evaluation / Ripudaman Singh 239 -- Dermatoglyphic Variation Among Siberian Groups / Miyo Yokota 265 -- Digital Dermatoglyphics as a Basis to Find Biological Relationships Among Sardinian Linguistic Groups of Females / Emanuele Sanna, Elena Usai, Giovanni Floris 287 -- Dermatoglyphic Variation Among Ethnic Groups of Mongolia / Dashtseveg Tumen 303 -- Methods -- Locating T Position on Palm: A New Method / B. V. Bhanu 329 -- A Computerized Dermatoglyphics-Based Analysis and Calculation System / Mayra Hernandez-Iglesias, Irene Niubo-Jorge, Grisel Ayuso-Mesa, Angel Cruz-Hernandez, Marta Acosta-Sabates 349.