Abstract：
Dermatoglyphic traits are genetically determined and remain constant until death. Dermatoglyphics features are arranged from patterns, minutiae and ridgeology. This study utilized patterns and minutiae details of fingerprints as a means of sexual differentiation amongst the University of Ibadan community. Three hundred and eighty-four (192 males and 192 females) participants from the University of Ibadan community were recruited using multistage sampling technique. Fingerprints were obtained using fingerprint scanner Dermalog LF10, Hamburg, Germany. GraphPad Prism 7.0 was used for the test of mean of variables. Ulnar loop, whorl and radial loop patterns were found to be predominantly distributed in both male and female in that order. However, the arch pattern was significantly different between female and male. The male subjects had significantly higher total finger ridge count (TFRC). All the analysed minutiae were significantly different between male and female except bridge. The arch pattern, TFRC and level 2 details (minutiae) of dermatoglyphics could be used as markers for sexual differentiation.
摘要：
皮纹性状是遗传决定的，并保持不变，直到死亡。皮纹特征是根据图案排列的，细节和河流地质。这项研究利用指纹的模式和细节细节作为伊巴丹大学社区之间性别分化的一种手段。使用多阶段抽样技术招募了伊巴丹大学社区的三百八十四名（192名男性和192名女性）参与者。指纹是使用指纹扫描仪DermalogLF10，汉堡，德国。GraphPadPrism7.0用于变量平均值的测试。尺骨环,发现螺纹和径向环模式主要按顺序分布在男性和女性中。然而,弓型在女性和男性之间有显著差异。男性受试者的总手指脊计数（TFRC）明显较高。除桥梁外，所有分析的细节在男性和女性之间都有显着差异。拱形图案，皮纹的TFRC和2级细节（细节）可以用作性分化的标记。
