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Genetic Traits Data - Contribute your data! Contact mtbrown@u.washington.edu.

The data are found on four separate pages:

Page 1. Tongue Rolling, Earlobe Attachment, Mid-digital Finger Hair, Hitchhiker's Thumb
Page 2. PTC Tasting, Widow's Peak, Dimples, Bent Little Finger
Page 3. (Shown Below.) Freckles, Interlocking Fingers, Nostril Flare, Earlobe Wiggle
Page 4. Cleft Chin, White Forelock, Front Tooth Gap, Spock Finger Spread

Note: we are not sure of the heritability of interlocking fingers, nostril flare, earlobe wiggle, front tooth gap, or Spock finger spread, but some teachers have chosen to score these traits in their classes. If you have information on the heritability of any of these 4 traits or references to them in the scientific literature, please let us know at mtbrown@u.washington.edu.

  Freckles  Interlocking Fingers Nostril Flare Earlobe Wiggle
School Yes  No Left thumb on top Right thumb on top  Yes  No  Yes  No
Pace Academy 2002
Atlanta GA
32  29  32  26            
Puyallup High School 2002
Puyallup WA
        64 76 72  68 
Williamstown Middle School Core 7L 2002
Williamstown, NJ
27  27  32  22         
Chapman Middle School 2002
Sheridan, OR
20  36             
East Boston Central Catholic School 2003
Boston, MA
    22         
Puyallup High School 2004 (Miller)
Puyallup, WA
    61  41         
Foothill High School 2006
Sacramento, CA
14  29 19 24 22 21 7 36

  last updated May 30, 2006