Body-build and its inheritance

PART I. Build, its definition and its ontogeny 3

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A. General considerations 3

Types of variation in build 4

The measurement of build 4

Ontogenetic 4

Adult 5

Sexual differences in build 5

Racial differences in build 7

Geographical differences in build 7

B. The ontogeny of build 8

Materials and methods 8

The ontogenetic curve of build 11

Later ontogenetic changes in individual build 16

Relation of juvenile to adult build 19