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A review of evidence for a genetic component in the determination of handedness

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Experimental evidence is marshalled in support of some arguments for a significant genetic component in the transmission of human handedness. Studies of infantile lateral asymmetries and their correlation with cerebral dominance, certain highly heritable traits, and handedness are discussed.

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Levy, J. A review of evidence for a genetic component in the determination of handedness. Behav Genet 6, 429–453 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01065700

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