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On the futility of using familial sinistrality to subclassify handedness groups.
- Abstract:
- Annett's right shift model was used to show that presence of left-handedness in parents or grandparents is an extremely weak indicator of whether or not a person's handedness is influenced by genetic factors. Furthermore, where a genetic influence is present, familial sinistrality is only weakly related to underlying genotype. The usual rationale given for subdividing handedness groups according to familial sinistrality is logically indefensible.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher:
- Elsevier
- Journal:
- Cortex; a journal devoted to the study of the nervous system and behavior More from this journal
- Volume:
- 26
- Issue:
- 1
- Pages:
- 153-155
- Publication date:
- 1990-03-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1973-8102
- ISSN:
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0010-9452
- Language:
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English
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- Pubs id:
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pubs:29879
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uuid:459fa9da-57a9-46ab-b35b-0c8252c0ba9b
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pubs:29879
- Source identifiers:
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29879
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2011-08-12
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- Copyright holder:
- Masson Italia Periodici srl Milano
- Copyright date:
- 1990
- Notes:
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