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Genetic analysis of bilateral dermatoglyphic asymmetry in twins and their parents.
Anthropologischer Anzeiger; Bericht uber die biologisch-anthropologische Literatur - 1 Jun 2005
Sharma Krishan, Bakshi Sonia
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The data for this study were collected on 64 twin pairs (30 MZ and 34 DZ) and their 128 parents. Two following hypotheses were evaluated: 1. Bilateral asymmetry is significantly genetically controlled; 2. The twinning phenomenon would affect the magnitude of bilateral asymmetry. The results revealed no statistically significant differences between mean values of MZ and DZ twins and their parents for the majority...
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