DNA Traits · Appearance
Fingerprint whorls (EVI1 marker)
Whether fingertip ridges form whorls, rather than loops or arches.
What the research found
In the cited research, the A allele at rs6444832 was associated with fewer whorl fingerprints, with more loops and arches.
- GG
- More whorls
- AG
- Middle
- AA
- Fewer whorls
What the study found
In the study, each copy went with fingerprint pattern on the left middle finger, scored from arch through loop to whorl about 0.07 points lower on average.
- Evidence
- Genome-wide association with independent replication
- Who was studied
- Han Chinese adults: three discovery cohorts and two replication cohorts
How common each genotype is
| Region | GGMore whorls | AGMiddle | AAFewer whorls |
|---|---|---|---|
| All regions2,504 people | 46% | 41% | 13% |
| Africa661 people | 43% | 44% | 12% |
| The Americas347 people | 72% | 25% | 3% |
| East Asia504 people | 36% | 47% | 17% |
| Europe503 people | 63% | 34% | 3% |
| South Asia489 people | 27% | 48% | 25% |
Among the 2,504 people of the 1000 Genomes Project, in five world regions. These percentages describe groups of people, never anyone’s chance of having a trait.
The marker
- Gene or region
- EVI1 (MECOM) region
- Marker
- rs6444832
- Location
- Chromosome 3 · GRCh37 168,698,759 · GRCh38 168,980,971
- Letters studied
- A and G, with A as the studied allele
A DNA Traits report reads this marker in your raw DNA file and shows which of the three genotypes is yours, with how common it is. It counts the copies of the studied allele; it does not measure the trait itself.
- Marker
- EVI1 (MECOM) region · rs6444832
- Location
- Chromosome 3 · GRCh37 168,698,759 · GRCh38 168,980,971
- Studied allele
- A
- Published statistic
- A allele: discovery beta −0.133, P 1.31e-20 at the left middle finger (n 9,909; genome-wide significant for index, middle and ring fingers of both hands); CKB −0.074, P 2.10e-4 at the same finger; WeGene −0.048, P 6.80e-3 at another associated finger and −0.032, P 0.055 at the left middle finger (Table 1); phenotypes coded 0 arch, 1 loop, 2 whorl (Results) (Table 1 (rs6444832, Replication 1: CKB))
- 1000 Genomes Project phase 3, people with 0, 1 and 2 copies
- All regions 1163 / 1024 / 317 · Africa 286 / 293 / 82 · The Americas 250 / 88 / 9 · East Asia 179 / 237 / 88 · Europe 317 / 170 / 16 · South Asia 131 / 236 / 122
What it cannot tell you
Studied in Han Chinese adults, finger by finger; the figure is for the left middle finger, where the link was strongest.
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- Hair shape
- Hair thickness association
- Skin pigmentation
- Freckling association
- Hair greying association
- Eyebrow thickness association
- Beard density association
- Unibrow association
- Nose bridge breadth association
- Nose wing breadth association
- Nose protrusion association
- Nose tip angle association
- Chin protrusion association
- Earlobe attachment association
- Earlobe size association
- Ear ridge folding association
- Male pattern hair loss
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- Male pattern hair loss, EBF1 marker
- Male pattern hair loss, WNT10A marker
- Hair lightness, SLC24A4 marker
- Blond hair, TPCN2 marker
- Hair lightness, SLC45A2 marker
- Red hair, ASIP region marker
- Hair lightness, HERC2 marker
- Hair colour, IRF4 marker
- Hair shape, WNT10A marker
- Hair shape, PADI3 marker
- Hair shape, HOXC13 marker
- Hair shape, GATA3 region marker
- Hair shape, FRAS1 marker
- Hair shape, LCE3E marker
- Straight hair, EDAR marker
- Eyebrow thickness, FOXD1 region marker
- Eyebrow thickness, FOXL2 marker
- Shovel-shaped incisors
- Finger length ratio (SMOC1 marker)
- Finger length ratio (LDAH marker)
- Finger length ratio (SALL1 marker)
- Finger length ratio (OLA1 marker)
- Nose root position
- Nose wing breadth (PAX1 marker)
- Earlobe attachment (PAX9 marker)
- Earlobe attachment (KIAA1217 marker)
- Earlobe attachment (MRPS22 marker)
- Fingerprint whorls (ADAMTS9 marker)
- Fingerprint whorls (SALL3 marker)
- Green or hazel eyes
- Eye pigmentation (TYR)
- Freckling (TYR)
- Skin pigmentation (OCA2 H615R)
- Freckling (PPARGC1B)
- Freckling (HSPA12A)
- Freckling (BNC2)
- Freckling (EMX2)
- Freckling (EIF6, ASIP region)
- Skin lightness (OCA2 A481T)
- Eye pigmentation (TSPAN10)
- Eye pigmentation (TYRP1)
- Eye pigmentation (SLC24A4)
- Eye pigmentation (SIK1)
- Eye pigmentation (OCA2 exon ten)
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