Article
The genetics and evolution of handedness.
Psychological review - 1 Oct 1997
Corballis M C
Abstract excerpt
At some point in hominid evolution, a mutation may have produced a "dextral" (D) allele, strongly biasing handedness in favor of the right hand and control of speech toward the left cerebral hemisphere. An alternative (chance [C]) allele is presumed directionally neutral, although there are proba...
Topics
- Adaptation, Biological
- Alleles
- Animals
- Biological Evolution
- Female
- Functional Laterality
- Hominidae
- Humans
- Male
- Models, Genetic