Dermatoglyphic features of Russians residing in Karelian Republic

The research work deals with the problem of dermatoglyphic standards’ definition for the population residing in Karelian Republic. The solution of the problem is essential for the fulfillment of proper diagnostics and identification tasks in medicine and criminalistics. The investigation estimated factors and mechanisms influencing variability in morphometric indices in the main types of existing skin patterns found on distal finger phalanges of human wrists belonging to residents of Karelia.