GAMBARAN GARIS LIPATAN TELAPAK TANGAN (PALMAR) PADA MAHASISWA JURUSAN BIOLOGI UNIVERSITAS BENGKULU (PALMAR FLEXION CREASES AMONG STUDENTS AT BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT UNIVERSITY OF BENGKULU)

ABSTRACT: Palmar patterns are different for each individual even though they are come from
the same ethnicity, racial and age. As the palmar folds are unique characteristics, it can be a
personal identity, it also tends to be stable and difficult to be manipulated. The research was
carried out from January to March 2019, it was aimed to investigate the palmar patterns among
students of Biology Department, Bengkulu University, based on the different of ethnic and
gender. Sampling data was carried out using the Total Sampling method. The result shows that
the pattern of the palm fold tend to be similar between ethnicity groups and genders. The normal
palmar crease is a the most commonly pattern found in every group of ethnicities, both woman
and man. The normal palmar crease is found about 96.1% for the right hand and 98.5% for the
left hand. There is only a few the simian pattern (3.9% to the right hand and 1.5% to the left
hand). About 95.59% of students have the same palmar pattern to the both left and right hands,
while 4.41% are different.