{"id":7889,"date":"2020-05-17T18:27:58","date_gmt":"2020-05-17T18:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/?p=7889"},"modified":"2020-05-17T18:28:08","modified_gmt":"2020-05-17T18:28:08","slug":"why-are-people-handed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/why-are-people-handed\/","title":{"rendered":"Why are people &#8220;handed&#8221;?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_twitter_via = \"datebytype\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"datebytype\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"Why are people &quot;handed&quot;?\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"454\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Scarlett-Johansson.jpg?resize=640%2C454&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7883\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Scarlett-Johansson.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Scarlett-Johansson.jpg?resize=300%2C213&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Scarlett-Johansson.jpg?resize=768%2C545&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>Could it be that rh negatives are more likely to be &#8220;non-handed&#8221;?<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Be it left or right-handed&#8230; why is there a need for it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have recently noticed that among my list of confirmed rh negative celebrities, the percentage of left-handed individuals is far higher than I previously expected. I have noticed higher than average percentages in all of the groups of rh negatives where I have run small surveys before, but those were not official studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the list of rh negative celebrities the percentage of left-handed people is even higher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What could be the reason for rh negatives to have higher percentages of left-handed individuals?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Most of the current research would suggest that left handedness has an&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Epigenetic\">epigenetic<\/a>&nbsp;marker, a combination of genetics, biology and the environment.<br><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>This doesn&#8217;t sound very convincing, does it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"605\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Jimi-Hendrix-left-handed.jpg?fit=640%2C269&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7896\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Jimi-Hendrix-left-handed.jpg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Jimi-Hendrix-left-handed.jpg?resize=300%2C126&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Jimi-Hendrix-left-handed.jpg?resize=768%2C323&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Jimi-Hendrix-left-handed.jpg?resize=1024%2C430&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Jimi-Hendrix-left-handed.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>Why wouldn&#8217;t we be born with the ability to use both hands equally well, but due to more practice with one of them, the other one not developing the same way?<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Are we less prone to developing habits?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It would also explain a higher percentage of ambidextrous individuals among us not really &#8220;deciding&#8221; which way to turn.<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_twitter_via = \"datebytype\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"datebytype\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"Why are people &quot;handed&quot;?\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_twitter_via = \"datebytype\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"datebytype\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"Why are people &quot;handed&quot;?\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>Be it left or right-handed&#8230; why is there a need for it? I have recently noticed that among my list of confirmed rh negative celebrities, the percentage of left-handed individuals is far higher than I previously expected. I have noticed higher than average percentages in all of the groups of rh negatives where I have run small surveys before, but those were not official studies. However: Among the list of rh negative celebrities the percentage of left-handed people is even higher. What could be the reason for rh negatives to have higher percentages of left-handed individuals? Most of the current research would suggest that left handedness has an&nbsp;epigenetic&nbsp;marker, a combination of genetics, biology and the environment. 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