Table 7 Frequency of Darwin’s tubercle in males (N = 90) and females (N = 87) bilaterally
From: A study of morphological variations of the human ear for its applications in personal identification
Darwin’s tubercle | Male | Female | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Right (N, %) | Left (N, %) | Right (N, %) | Left (N, %) | |
Absent | 3, 3.3% | 5, 5.6% | 3, 3.4% | 3, 3.5% |
Enlargement | 5, 5.6% | 6, 6.7% | 16, 18.4% | 19, 21.8% |
Nodosity | 61, 67.8% | 53, 53.8% | 41, 47.1% | 40, 46% |
Projection | 21, 23.3% | 26, 28.9% | 27, 31% | 25, 28.7% |
Total | 90, 100% | 90, 100% | 87, 100% | 87, 100% |