AAS ›› 2013, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (2 ): 284-291.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.0529-1356.2013.02.027

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 Seven behavioral traits of lateral functional dominance of Han nationality in Zhejiang province

ZHANG Yu-ke1 LI Yong-lan 1* LU Shun-hua1 ZHENG Lian-bin2 LI Chuan-gang1 QIAN Hui-ru1   

  1. 1. College of Life Sciences and Technology , Inner Mongolia Normal University, Hohhot 010022, China;2. College of Life Sciences,Tianjin Normal University, Key Laboratory of Animal and Plant Resistance,Tianjin 300387,China
  • Received:2012-09-14 Revised:2012-11-12 Online:2013-04-06 Published:2013-04-06

Abstract:

Objective To study 7 behavioral traits of lateral functional dominance in zhejiang of Han. Methods Seven behavioral traits of lateral functional dominance ( hand clasping , handedness, arm folding, leg folding, foot preference, stride type and eye preference) on 439 students of Han (195 males and 244 females) in Zhuji city of Zhejiang province were studied. Results The percentages of the right type on 5 traits were much higher than that of left type, except clasping hand and stride type; There was no sexual difference in Zhejiang of Han on 6 traits preference, except folding leg. Comparing with other 8 areas of Han, significant difference were found in the frequencies on 7 behavioral traits of lateral functional dominance between Zhejiang and Guizhou. A small difference was found in Zhejiang and the other Han areas. Comparing with other 13 minority groups, more difference were found in Zhejiang and the other South types of Yi, Miao, Buyi, Dong, Li and a small difference was found in Zhejiang and the other 8 North types. The clasping hand was correlative with folding leg, preferential foot. Handedness was correlative with folding leg, preferential foot, stride type. Folding leg was correlative with preferential foot, stride type. Preferential foot was correlative with stride type, preferential eye. Conclusion The 7 behavioral traits of lateral functional dominance in Zhejiang of han are close to that of Hui and Korean. It is of characteristics of North Asian type.

Key words: Clasping hand , Handedness , Folding arm , Folding leg , Preferential foot , Stride type , Preferential eye , Physical anthropology , Han

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