Fun fact I learned is that dimples are a dominant gene. If one parent has a dimple, they say its guaranteed that the child will have a dimple. So, just think…some time in the future…almost all of us will have dimples and then smooth cheeks will be considered cute and worthy of a cheek pinch!
Well, it inspired me to find out what else is dominant and I don’t understand what mother nature has in mind for the future of appendages.
| DOMINANT TRAITS | RECESSIVE TRAITS
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| eye coloring | brown eyes | grey, green, hazel, blue eyes |
| vision | farsightedness normal vision normal vision normal vision |
normal vision nearsightedness night blindness color blindness* |
| hair | dark hair non-red hair curly hair full head of hair widow’s peak |
blonde, light, red hair red hair straight hair baldness* normal hairline |
| facial features | dimples unattached earlobes freckles broad lips |
no dimples attached earlobes no freckles thin lips |
| appendages | extra digits fused digits short digits fingers lack 1 joint limb dwarfing clubbed thumb double-jointedness |
normal number normal digits normal digits normal joints normal proportion normal thumb normal joints |
| other | immunity to poison ivy normal pigmented skin normal blood clotting normal hearing normal hearing and speaking normal- no PKU |
susceptibility to poison ivy albinism hemophilia* congenital deafness deaf mutism phenylketonuria (PKU) |
