The inheritance of left-handedness.

doi:10.1002/9780470514160.ch15

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The inheritance of left-handedness.

Ciba Foundation symposium - 1 Jan 1991

McManus I C

Abstract excerpt

Left-handedness occurs in about 8% of the human population. It runs in families and an adoption study suggests a genetic rather than an environmental origin; however, monozygotic twins show substantial discordance. The only genetic models that successfully explain the family and twin data are tho...

Topics

Animals
Biological Evolution
Functional Laterality
Genotype
Humans
Meta-Analysis as Topic
Models, Biological
Phenotype
Sex Characteristics
Twins, Dizygotic
Twins, Monozygotic

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