A COMPARISON OF NONMETRIC CRANIAL AND MORPHOSCOPIC TRAIT FREQUENCIES IN MEXICAN AND VARIOUS ASIAN POPULATIONS

A COMPARISON OF NONMETRIC CRANIAL AND MORPHOSCOPIC TRAIT FREQUENCIES IN MEXICAN AND VARIOUS ASIAN POPULATIONS

Forensic anthropologists employ many techniques, including the use of cranial nonmetric and morphoscopic traits, to estimate ancestry of unknown skeletal individuals. With the high rates of border crossers along the US-Mexico border, their expertise is important for identifying unknown individuals....

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Main Author: WANG, KIMBERLY MEILIN
Other Authors: McClelland, John
Language:en_US
Published: The University of Arizona. 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/613758
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spelling ndltd-arizona.edu-oai-arizona.openrepository.com-10150-6137582016-06-22T03:01:23Z A COMPARISON OF NONMETRIC CRANIAL AND MORPHOSCOPIC TRAIT FREQUENCIES IN MEXICAN AND VARIOUS ASIAN POPULATIONS WANG, KIMBERLY MEILIN McClelland, John Forensic anthropologists employ many techniques, including the use of cranial nonmetric and morphoscopic traits, to estimate ancestry of unknown skeletal individuals. With the high rates of border crossers along the US-Mexico border, their expertise is important for identifying unknown individuals. As of late, Asians represent the highest portion of immigrants to the United States. It is important to understand the morphoscopic trait frequencies between Southwest Hispanic and Asian populations to be able to better identify undocumented border crossers. In this study, cranial nonmetric and morphoscopic traits were scored and analyzed through frequency distributions, chi square tests of independence, and Smith’s mean measure of divergence. The study found dissimilarities and significant trait frequencies among Chinese, Mongolian, Japanese, and Mexican populations. This research will provide valuable information for ancestry estimation for unidentified individuals in forensic contexts. 2016 text Electronic Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10150/613758 http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizona/handle/10150/613758 en_US Copyright © is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the University Libraries, University of Arizona. Further transmission, reproduction or presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author. The University of Arizona.
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description Forensic anthropologists employ many techniques, including the use of cranial nonmetric and morphoscopic traits, to estimate ancestry of unknown skeletal individuals. With the high rates of border crossers along the US-Mexico border, their expertise is important for identifying unknown individuals. As of late, Asians represent the highest portion of immigrants to the United States. It is important to understand the morphoscopic trait frequencies between Southwest Hispanic and Asian populations to be able to better identify undocumented border crossers. In this study, cranial nonmetric and morphoscopic traits were scored and analyzed through frequency distributions, chi square tests of independence, and Smith’s mean measure of divergence. The study found dissimilarities and significant trait frequencies among Chinese, Mongolian, Japanese, and Mexican populations. This research will provide valuable information for ancestry estimation for unidentified individuals in forensic contexts.
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A COMPARISON OF NONMETRIC CRANIAL AND MORPHOSCOPIC TRAIT FREQUENCIES IN MEXICAN AND VARIOUS ASIAN POPULATIONS
author_sort WANG, KIMBERLY MEILIN
title A COMPARISON OF NONMETRIC CRANIAL AND MORPHOSCOPIC TRAIT FREQUENCIES IN MEXICAN AND VARIOUS ASIAN POPULATIONS
title_short A COMPARISON OF NONMETRIC CRANIAL AND MORPHOSCOPIC TRAIT FREQUENCIES IN MEXICAN AND VARIOUS ASIAN POPULATIONS
title_full A COMPARISON OF NONMETRIC CRANIAL AND MORPHOSCOPIC TRAIT FREQUENCIES IN MEXICAN AND VARIOUS ASIAN POPULATIONS
title_fullStr A COMPARISON OF NONMETRIC CRANIAL AND MORPHOSCOPIC TRAIT FREQUENCIES IN MEXICAN AND VARIOUS ASIAN POPULATIONS
title_full_unstemmed A COMPARISON OF NONMETRIC CRANIAL AND MORPHOSCOPIC TRAIT FREQUENCIES IN MEXICAN AND VARIOUS ASIAN POPULATIONS
title_sort comparison of nonmetric cranial and morphoscopic trait frequencies in mexican and various asian populations
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