The genetic basis of hair whorl, handedness, and other phenotypes

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 708-714

  Hatfield, Jeff S ^a  

^a PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BLOOD GROUP RHESUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENOTYPE; HANDEDNESS; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEXUAL ORIENTATION;

CHROMOSOME MAPPING; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; GENOME, HUMAN; GENOTYPE; HAIR; HUMANS; PHENOTYPE; RH-HR BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 31844434175     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2005.10.010     Document Type: Article

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