genes as primary determinants of population level lateralisation
miguel l. concha a1 a1 programa de anatomìa y biologìa del desarrollo, instituto de ciencias biomèdicas, facultad de medicina, universidad de chile, clasificador 7 correo 7, santiago, chile
mconcha@med.uchile.cl
Abstract
vallortigara & rogers (v&r) propose a fundamental role of the environment in determining population-level lateralisation and suggest that genes play no primary function in this phenomenon. here i argue that genes involved in the coordination of visceral organ laterality and in coupling of different forms of lateralisation do play a role in the control of lateralisation within the population.
