{"id":7933,"date":"2020-05-17T18:51:24","date_gmt":"2020-05-17T18:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/?p=7933"},"modified":"2020-05-17T19:22:59","modified_gmt":"2020-05-17T19:22:59","slug":"can-two-left-handed-people-have-a-right-handed-child","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/can-two-left-handed-people-have-a-right-handed-child\/","title":{"rendered":"Can two left-handed people have a right-handed child?"},"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=\"Can two left-handed people have a right-handed child?\";<\/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=\"430\" height=\"594\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/queen-elizabeth-left-handed.jpg?resize=430%2C594&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7934\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/queen-elizabeth-left-handed.jpg?w=430&amp;ssl=1 430w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/queen-elizabeth-left-handed.jpg?resize=217%2C300&amp;ssl=1 217w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px\" \/><figcaption>She is.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/george-6-left-handed.jpg?fit=640%2C360&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7935\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/george-6-left-handed.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/george-6-left-handed.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/george-6-left-handed.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/george-6-left-handed.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>Her dad was.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/queen-mother.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7586\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/queen-mother.jpg?w=650&amp;ssl=1 650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/queen-mother.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>Her mom was as well.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Doing a simple Google search brings up the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>You&#8217;d be&nbsp;<strong>right<\/strong>&#8211;<strong>handed<\/strong>&nbsp;with either one or&nbsp;<strong>two<\/strong>&nbsp;copies of the&nbsp;<strong>right hand<\/strong>&nbsp;gene. To be&nbsp;<strong>left<\/strong>&#8211;<strong>handed<\/strong>, both copies would&nbsp;<strong>have<\/strong>&nbsp;to be the&nbsp;<strong>left hand<\/strong>&nbsp;gene. So if&nbsp;<strong>two lefties had<\/strong>&nbsp;a baby, the baby should turn out&nbsp;<strong>left<\/strong>&#8211;<strong>handed<\/strong>. &#8230; For example, if both parents are&nbsp;<strong>right<\/strong>&#8211;<strong>handed<\/strong>, there is a 1 in 10 chance of&nbsp;<strong>having<\/strong>&nbsp;a&nbsp;<strong>left<\/strong>&#8211;<strong>handed child<\/strong>. June 3, 2005<a href=\"https:\/\/genetics.thetech.org\/ask\/ask116\"><br>I&#8217;m just curious about the genetics of handedness. Both of my &#8230;<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Wikipedia:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Handedness displays a complex inheritance pattern. For example, if both parents of a child are left-handed, there is a 26% chance of that child being left-handed.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Handedness#cite_note-McManusChris-14\">[14]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0A large study of twins from 25,732 families by Medland et al. (2006) has indicated that the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Heritability\">heritability<\/a>\u00a0of handedness is roughly 24%.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Handedness#cite_note-15\">[15]<\/a><\/sup><br><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What is the correct answer?<\/strong><\/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=\"Can two left-handed people have a right-handed child?\";<\/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=\"Can two left-handed people have a right-handed child?\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>Doing a simple Google search brings up the following: You&#8217;d be&nbsp;right&#8211;handed&nbsp;with either one or&nbsp;two&nbsp;copies of the&nbsp;right hand&nbsp;gene. To be&nbsp;left&#8211;handed, both copies would&nbsp;have&nbsp;to be the&nbsp;left hand&nbsp;gene. So if&nbsp;two lefties had&nbsp;a baby, the baby should turn out&nbsp;left&#8211;handed. &#8230; For example, if both parents are&nbsp;right&#8211;handed, there is a 1 in 10 chance of&nbsp;having&nbsp;a&nbsp;left&#8211;handed child. June 3, 2005I&#8217;m just curious about the genetics of handedness. Both of my &#8230; According to Wikipedia: Handedness displays a complex inheritance pattern. For example, if both parents of a child are left-handed, there is a 26% chance of that child being left-handed.\u00a0A large study of twins from 25,732 families by Medland et al. (2006) has indicated that the\u00a0heritability\u00a0of handedness is roughly 24%. 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