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. 2014 Nov 11:5:1300.
doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01300. eCollection 2014.

Handedness genetics: considering the phenotype

Sebastian Ocklenburg  1 , Christian Beste  2 , Larissa Arning  3
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Handedness genetics: considering the phenotype

Sebastian Ocklenburg et al. Front Psychol. .
No abstract available

Keywords: genotype; handedness; hemispheric asymmetry; hemispheric lateralization; laterality; motor control; ontogenesis; phenotype.

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