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1. Ear morphology and morphometry as potential forensic tools for identification of the Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba populations of Nigeria

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Samson Taiwo Fakorede, Khalid Olajide Adekoya, Taiwo Peter Fasakin, Joshua Odubambo Odufisan, and Bola Oboh

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Discriminant analysis, Morphology, Sexual dimorphism, Morphometry, Nigeria, Science
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Abstract Background The human external ear is unique in every individual in terms of shape, size and dimension making it suitable in forensic anthropology for sex estimation and personal identification purposes. The study aimed to evaluate sexual dimorphism and ethnic specificity of the external ear in major Nigerian ethnic populations. Results There was variation in the morphological features of the external ear of the sampled subjects. The external ear features vary in the right and left ears in both sexes of the ethnic groups. All variables were statistically significant (p

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2021
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2. Ear morphology and morphometry as potential forensic tools for identification of the Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba populations of Nigeria

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B.O. Oboh, Taiwo Peter Fasakin, Samson Taiwo Fakorede, Joshua Odubambo Odufisan, and K.O. Adekoya

Subjects
Morphology, medicine.medical_specialty, Morphometry, Science, Yoruba, Univariate, Forensic anthropology, Igbo, Nigeria, Audiology, Biology, Hausa, Discriminant analysis, language.human_language, Forensic science, Sexual dimorphism, Discriminant function analysis, language, medicine, otorhinolaryngologic diseases, General Earth and Planetary Sciences, sense organs, General Environmental Science
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Background The human external ear is unique in every individual in terms of shape, size and dimension making it suitable in forensic anthropology for sex estimation and personal identification purposes. The study aimed to evaluate sexual dimorphism and ethnic specificity of the external ear in major Nigerian ethnic populations. Results There was variation in the morphological features of the external ear of the sampled subjects. The external ear features vary in the right and left ears in both sexes of the ethnic groups. All variables were statistically significant (p Conclusion The ear parameters showed potential for sex estimation, but cannot be solely relied upon for personal identification.

Published
2021

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