Since reading about the hair whorl study, I’ve been checking out the tops of men’s heads to see which way their whorl turns. While standing on a Brown Line train next to passengers fortunate ...

Traditionally, hair whorls are categorized by a whorl number, single or double, as well as direction, whether they swirl clockwise or counterclockwise.

Most people have one cowlick, or hair whorl, that’s located around the midline of their scalp and close to the crown. A small number of people — about five percent of the population — have ...

The late Indian geneticist Amar J. S. Klar conducted research to see if there was a genetic link between handedness and hair-whorl direction and found that 8.4% of right-handed people and 45% of ...

Hair whorls are an easily observed human trait. Scalp hair whorl pattern is typically defined by either a single or double whorl and the direction of the whorl direction (clockwise ...

Scalp hair whorl pattern is typically defined by either a single or double whorl and the direction of the whorl direction (clockwise, counterclockwise, or diffuse).

The first gene mapping study on human scalp hair whorls not only shows that hair whorl direction has a genetic basis, but also that it is affected by multiple genes. Four associated genetic ...

These whorls have four genetic variants that can alter the appearance of hair. Turns out you can blame your family: A new study has found it's all in the genes. (iStock) ...

Hair-Whorls and Homos. By The Daily Dish. March 27, 2006. Share. Save. Is there a connection between the direction of a hair whorl on your head and your sexual orientation?