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Genetic Inheritance. Free ear lobe: Dominant. Attached ear lobe: Recessive. Widow’s Peak: Dominant Trait. Recessive: Index finger same or larger than ring finger. Dominant: Index finger shorter than ring finger. Bent Thumb (hitchhiker’s thumb): Recessive trait.
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Free ear lobe: Dominant Attached ear lobe: Recessive
Recessive: Index finger same or larger than ring finger Dominant: Index finger shorter than ring finger
Bent Little finger – bends towards the ring finger Dominant trait
Hand Clasp: Left thumb on top – Dominant
Long Palmar Muscle Those who are dominant have two tendons. Those who are recessive have three (or more) tendons. To determine: Palm up Clench your fist Flex your hand away from face Look and feel for three tendons. A middle tendon indicates the presence of the recessive long palmar muscle.
PTC tasting (Tasting PTC, T, is dominant over the inability to taste it, t.) Chew a piece of PTC paper for a few seconds. If you can detect the bitter taste of PTC, you are T_
Ptosis (one or more eyelids droop) : Dominant Trait
Normal Fruit Fly Vestigial Wings (reduced and can’t fly): Recessive Trait
Hairy ears – Mystery trait! Use to be thought that it was sex-linked on Y chromosome