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What are your genetic traits?

I've decided that it would be fun to exchange what our genetic traits are. I'll start with mine:

Curly hair/Straight hair - Straight hair
Dark eyes/Blue eyes - Blue eyes
Left thumb dominant/Right thumb dominant - Left thumb dominant
Left arm dominant/Right arm dominant - Left arm dominant
Left hand dominant/Right hand dominant - Right hand dominant
Left eye dominant/Right eye dominant - Unable to determine
Attached ears/Detached ears - Detached, though I have small lobes
Dimples/No dimples - No dimples
Square nape/Pointed nape - Pointed nape
Widows peak/No widows peak - No widows peak
Can roll tongue/Can't roll tongue - Can roll tongue
Bent little finger/Straight little finger - Slightly bent

Nape = hairline at back of neck. Square means it grows in a line shape while pointed means that it grows to a point/cowlick/tail.
Dominant thumb = the thumb that goes over the top when you clasp your hands
Dominant arm = the arm that goes over the top when you cross your arms

I did this with my class in science a few years back. Another thing, it seems a little weird that I'm left thumb and left arm dominant (based on the way that I cross my arms/clasp my hands) but right hand dominant. Most people, particularly older people, are all one side or all the other.
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Original post by RJDG14
I've decided that it would be fun to exchange what our genetic traits are. I'll start with mine:

Curly hair/Straight hair - Straight hair
Dark eyes/Blue eyes - Blue eyes
Left thumb dominant/Right thumb dominant - Left thumb dominant
Left arm dominant/Right arm dominant - Left arm dominant
Left hand dominant/Right hand dominant - Right hand dominant
Left eye dominant/Right eye dominant - Unable to determine
Attached ears/Detached ears - Detached, though I have small lobes
Dimples/No dimples - No dimples
Square nape/Pointed nape - Pointed nape
Widows peak/No widows peak - No widows peak
Can roll tongue/Can't roll tongue - Can roll tongue
Bent little finger/Straight little finger - Slightly bent

Nape = hairline at back of neck
Dominant thumb = the thumb that goes over the top when you clasp your hands
Dominant arm = the arm that goes over the top when you cross your arms

I did this with my class in science a few years back. Another thing, it seems a little weird that I'm left thumb and left arm dominant (based on the way that I cross my arms/clasp my hands) but right hand dominant. Most people, particularly older people, are all one side or all the other.

Well now there's a thing with some of these, i have a developmental coordination disorder so the dominance from me hand, arm and thumb wise will always vary depending on what task i m doing or is just really random at times.
For your other questions:
Curly hair
My eyes are hazel:P
Attached ears
No dimples
Square nape
cant roll my tongue
my little finger is reasonably straight
Curly hair/Straight hair - Curly hair
Dark eyes/Blue eyes - Blue eyes
Left thumb dominant/Right thumb dominant - Right thumb
Left arm dominant/Right arm dominant - Right arm
Left hand dominant/Right hand dominant - Right hand
Left eye dominant/Right eye dominant - It changes
Attached ears/Detached ears - Detached
Dimples/No dimples - No dimples
Square nape/Pointed nape - Square nape
Widows peak/No widows peak - No widows peak
Can roll tongue/Can't roll tongue - Can roll tongue
Bent little finger/Straight little finger - Straight
Curly hair/Straight hair - curly hair
Dark eyes/Blue eyes - hazel eyes
Left thumb dominant/Right thumb dominant - right thumb dominant
Left arm dominant/Right arm dominant - left arm dominant
Left hand dominant/Right hand dominant - right hand dominant
Left eye dominant/Right eye dominant - no idea
Attached ears/Detached ears - attached ears
Dimples/No dimples - no dimples
Square nape/Pointed nape - can't see :tongue:
Can roll tongue/Can't roll tongue - can roll tongue
Bent little finger/Straight little finger - slightly bent
Exchange genetic traits... is this what teens do nowadays? :rofl:
I love genetics!

Wavyhair/Straight hair - Straight hair
Brown eyes/Green eyes - Brown eyes
Left thumb dominant/Right thumb dominant - Left thumb
Left arm dominant/Right arm dominant - Right arm
Left hand dominant/Right hand dominant - Right hand
Left eye dominant/Right eye dominant - Left eye
Attached ears/Detached ears - Detached
Dimples/No dimples - Dimples
Square nape/Pointed nape - Square nape
Widows peak/No widows peak - Widow's peak
Can roll tongue/Can't roll tongue - Can roll tongue
Bent little finger/Straight little finger - Straight
Original post by RJDG14
I've decided that it would be fun to exchange what our genetic traits are. I'll start with mine:



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Curly hair/Straight hair
Dark eyes/Blue eyes/Green eyes
Left thumb dominant/Right thumb dominant
Left arm dominant/Right arm dominant
Left hand dominant/Right hand dominant
Left eye dominant/Right eye dominant
Attached ears/Detached ears
Dimples/No dimples
Square nape/Pointed nape
Widows peak/No widows peak
Can roll tongue/Can't roll tongue
Bent little finger/Straight little finger
Curly hair/Straight hair - Straight hair, slightly wavy
Dark eyes/Blue eyes - Blue eyes
Left thumb dominant/Right thumb dominant - Right thumb dominant
Left arm dominant/Right arm dominant - Left arm dominant
Left hand dominant/Right hand dominant - Right hand dominant
Left eye dominant/Right eye dominant - Left (I know this as a former avid snooker player)
Attached ears/Detached ears - Detached
Dimples/No dimples - Dimples
Square nape/Pointed nape - Square nape
Widows peak/No widows peak - Widows peak
Can roll tongue/Can't roll tongue - Can roll tongue
Bent little finger/Straight little finger - All my fingers are bent :lol:
Very Wavy/Curly hair
Light brown eyes
Ears are not attached
1 dimple
Square nape
Can't roll tongue
Straight little finger
☺️
Curly hair/Straight hair - curly hair
Dark eyes/Blue eyes - dark eyes
Left thumb dominant/Right thumb dominant - right thumb dominant
Left arm dominant/Right arm dominant - right arm dominant
Left hand dominant/Right hand dominant - right hand dominant
Left eye dominant/Right eye dominant - left eye dominant
Attached ears/Detached ears - attached ears
Dimples/No dimples - no dimples
Square nape/Pointed nape - pointed? I think
Can roll tongue/Can't roll tongue - can roll tongue
Bent little finger/Straight little finger - straight little finger
Curly hair/Straight hair - Curly hair
Dark eyes/Blue eyes -Chesnut eyes
Left thumb dominant/Right thumb dominant - Right thumb dominant
Left arm dominant/Right arm dominant - Left arm dominant
Left hand dominant/Right hand dominant - Right hand dominant
Left eye dominant/Right eye dominant - Right eye
Attached ears/Detached ears - Detached
Dimples/No dimples - No dimples although i have a slight dimple on my left cheek
Square nape/Pointed nape - Square nape
Can roll tongue/Can't roll tongue - Yes
Bent little finger/Straight little finger - Slightly bent
What does tongue rolling have to do with genetics? Does it really?...

wtf is a nape?...

"detached ear?"...

>_>


Ermm yea dunno but I will say what's genetic on my dad's side is big feet.
I'm the only full-blooded sibling who looks smack like him, and I have big feet, but my eldest sister looks smack like our mum yet inherited his big feet still :rofl:
The rest of our siblings are hybrids of our mum and dad so there's no particular features about them.
Original post by 0to100
What does tongue rolling have to do with genetics? Does it really?...

wtf is a nape?...

"detached ear?"...

>_>


Ermm yea dunno but I will say what's genetic on my dad's side is big feet.
I'm the only full-blooded sibling who looks smack like him, and I have big feet, but my eldest sister looks smack like our mum yet inherited his big feet still :rofl:
The rest of our siblings are hybrids of our mum and dad so there's no particular features about them.


Lol because with most people if their parents can role their tongue then they can but if they're parents can't they can't and that's me 👍🏼
The nape is the shape of your hairline from the back like on your neck ❤️
From the bottom of your ear like the piercing bit , some people have their ear attached to their face and others just hangs loose 👌🏼😊
Original post by Reachin4TheStars
Lol because with most people if their parents can role their tongue then they can but if they're parents can't they can't and that's me 👍🏼
The nape is the shape of your hairline from the back like on your neck ❤️
From the bottom of your ear like the piercing bit , some people have their ear attached to their face and others just hangs loose 👌🏼😊


hang loose ew lol

ok but like..I can do stuff both my parents can't and my folks can do stuff I can't >_>
I literally have no idea what any of our "napes" look like lol I just know they've got hair on it...
Original post by 0to100
hang loose ew lol

ok but like..I can do stuff both my parents can't and my folks can do stuff I can't >_>
I literally have no idea what any of our "napes" look like lol I just know they've got hair on it...


Not like that lol 😂😭 I mean the bottom bit is a bit flappy when you push it and that not proper attached to your face from the bottom 👍🏼
See if you can roll your 👅 if you can one of your parents will be able to as well 🤔
Loool can't you see it when you go for a haircut and they show you the mirror from the back? You can see the nape then ☺️👌🏼
Big bum
Curly hair/Straight hair - Curly
Dark eyes/Blue eyes - Blue eyes
Left thumb dominant/Right thumb dominant - Left thumb dominant
Left arm dominant/Right arm dominant - Left arm dominant
Left hand dominant/Right hand dominant - Right hand dominant
Left eye dominant/Right eye dominant - Unable to determine but the vision in my left eye is better I think? Is that how it's determined? Idk
Attached ears/Detached ears - Attached
Dimples/No dimples - dimples
Square nape/Pointed nape - Square
Widows peak/No widows peak - slight widows peak
Can roll tongue/Can't roll tongue - Can't roll tongue
Bent little finger/Straight little finger: Straight
Original post by Reachin4TheStars
Not like that lol 😂😭 I mean the bottom bit is a bit flappy when you push it and that not proper attached to your face from the bottom 👍🏼
See if you can roll your 👅 if you can one of your parents will be able to as well 🤔
Loool can't you see it when you go for a haircut and they show you the mirror from the back? You can see the nape then ☺️👌🏼


yet but...never paid attention the shape have I..lol or my parents and Idk where my dad is these days so I can't check...

Oh...I can flap the bottom of my ears around a bit..lol
Original post by 0to100
yet but...never paid attention the shape have I..lol or my parents and Idk where my dad is these days so I can't check...

Oh...I can flap the bottom of my ears around a bit..lol


Oh lol no worries 😂😂 awhh sorry to hear that 😬
Loool that means yours are detached ☺️👍🏼 Mine are detached too 😏
Curly hair/Straight hair - Straight
Dark eyes/Blue eyes - Blue/green/grey eyes
Left thumb dominant/Right thumb dominant - right thumb dominant
Left arm dominant/Right arm dominant - Right arm dominant
Left hand dominant/Right hand dominant - Right hand dominant
Left eye dominant/Right eye dominant - Left eye dominant
Attached ears/Detached ears - Detached ears Dimples/No dimples - Dimples
Square nape/Pointed nape - Square nape
Widows peak/No widows peak - No widows peak
Can roll tongue/Can't roll tongue - Can roll tongue
Bent little finger/Straight little finger - Straight
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