Fluctuating asymmetry as a possible measure of developmental homeostasis in humans: a review.

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Fluctuating asymmetry as a possible measure of developmental homeostasis in humans: a review.

Human biology - 1 Aug 1991

Livshits G, Kobyliansky E

Abstract excerpt

We investigate three hypotheses related to fluctuating asymmetry (FA) of bilateral morphologic traits in humans: (1) the magnitude of FA in individual suffering from different levels of morbidity is significantly elevated compared with FA in healthy control subjects, (2) FA is negatively correlat...

Topics

Anthropometry
Genetic Carrier Screening
Genetic Variation
Homeostasis
Human Development
Humans
Models, Genetic
Morbidity
Pedigree
Phenotype
Risk Factors
Selection, Genetic

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