HANDEDNESS IN TWINS ACCORDING TO ZYGOSITY AND CHORION TYPE - A PRELIMINARY-REPORT

Authors
DEROM C THIERY E VLIETINCK R LOOS R DEROM R
Citation
C. Derom et al., HANDEDNESS IN TWINS ACCORDING TO ZYGOSITY AND CHORION TYPE - A PRELIMINARY-REPORT, Behavior genetics, 26(4), 1996, pp. 407-408
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology,"Behavioral Sciences","Genetics & Heredity
Journal title
Behavior genetics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00018244
Volume
26
Issue
4
Year of publication
1996
Pages
407 - 408
Database
ISI
SICI code
0001-8244(1996)26:4<407:HITATZ>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
In the course of the East Flanders Prospective Twin Survey (EFPTS), ha ndedness was assessed as part of a genealogical study (Meulemans et al ., 1995) in 1616 twins (808 twin pairs) aged 6 to 28. Our findings are that, in this large population-based study with known placentation an d zygosity, the often observed higher frequency of left-handedness in twins is confirmed, that it appears to he independent of zygosity and chorion type, and that the belief that discordant handedness in monozy gotic twins represents mirror-imaging is mythical.