title: On the futility of using familial sinistrality to subclassify handedness groups.
abstract: Annett's right shift model was used to show that presence of left-handedness in parents or grandparents is an extremely weak indicator of whether or not a person's handedness is influenced by genetic factors. Furthermore, where a genetic influence is present, familial sinistrality is only weakly related to underlying genotype. The usual rationale given for subdividing handedness groups according to familial sinistrality is logically indefensible.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Manchester.
authors.forename: D V
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Bishop
mesh_terms: D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans