Article
Are fingerprints a genetic marker for handedness?
Behavior genetics - 1 Mar 1994
Coren S
Abstract excerpt
Fingerprints and handedness were measured in 2169 subjects. Left-handers were more likely to have an increased number of arches and radial loops, while having fewer whorls and lower pattern intensity than right-handers. Analyzing by hand and digit, the differences were most marked on the left han...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Dermatoglyphics
- Female
- Functional Laterality
- Genetic Markers
- Humans
- Male
- Models, Genetic
- Phenotype