Excess of counterclockwise scalp hair-whorl rotation in homosexual men

Journal of Genetics

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 251-255

  Klar, Amar J S ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Behaviour biology; Hair whorl orientation; Homosexuality; Human behaviour; Sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEREDITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ROTATION; SCALP HAIR; SEXUALITY;

EID: 13844294337     PISSN: 00221333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02717894     Document Type: Article

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