Acta Anatomica Sinica ›› 2023, Vol. 54 ›› Issue (3): 357-367.doi: 10.16098/j.issn.0529-1356.2023.03.015

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Dental non-metric traits of Han and Zhuang people

YANG  Chen1 WANG  Lu-fei1 QIAO  Hui1  ZHU  Hai-ge1  WEN  Shao-qing1  ZHANG  Hang2  TAN  Jing-ze1*   

  1. 1.Key Laboratory of Contemporary Anthropology of Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Department of Anthropology and Human Genetics, Fudan University, Shanghai200438, China; 2.Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, National Center of Stomatology, Beijing100081, China
  • Received:2022-11-22 Revised:2022-12-27 Online:2023-06-06 Published:2023-06-06
  • Contact: TAN Jing-ze E-mail:jztan@fudan.edu.cn

Abstract:

Objective To investigate the relationship between the Han, Zhuang and the world populations by comparing the frequency of dental non-metric traits.   Methods From 2015 to 2019, ten dental non-metric traits were sampled from He’nan, Jiangsu and Guangxi Zhuang Autonmous Region, with sample size of 1785(674 He’nan, 547 Jiangsu, 388 Guangxi Han, 176 Guangxi Zhuang). Principal component analysis, multidimensional scaling and neighbor network were carried out.   Results East Asian populations could be clearly divided into two major groups, Northeast Asian and Southeast Asian. Han and Zhuang populations were close to the Northeast Asian populations, but were far from the Southeast Asian populations. There were also some north-south differences within Han populations.   Conclusion Both Sundadonty and Sinodonty are existed in East Asian populations. Han and Zhuang populations dental non-metric traits are closer to the Sinodonty.

Key words: Han, Zhuang, Dental non-metric traits, Principal component analysis, Multidimensional scaling, Neighbor network, Adult

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