Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology · 1950 · 104 citations · 1 references
DentistryGeneticsOral BiologyCraniofacial GeneticsHuman GeneticsOral AnatomyDental AnatomyDental MorphologyJaw DevelopmentOral DevelopmentTooth DevelopmentTooth MorphologyDental Developmental BiologyDental Discrete TraitsDental Morphology EvolutionEvolutionary DevelopmentEvolutionary DistinctivenessGenetic Architecture Of Complex TraitsGenetic Architecture Of TraitsGenetic Basis Of Traits
Despite the influence of exogenous factors, the teeth of man present, in their racial attributes, numerous inborn developmental features. Although inheritable constitutional factors undoubtedly affect the color, the density, the histology, and the pathology of the teeth, I plan to confine my remarks to some of the gross morphological features of the teeth and the jaws which have pertinence for racial and evolutionary studies of man.
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