Human Genetics Project '14-'15
We are a 7th grade science class from Shrewsbury, Massachusetts studying genetics.  As part of our unit we want to find out if dominant genes show up more often in the population at large.  Our goal is survey people from all around the world to see if we find any patterns in our data. We are also learning about the power of social media.  Please take a minute to complete our survey and pass it on to friends and family to take.  Thanks for the help.  
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Are your earlobes Unattached (Dominant) or attached (recessive)?
Unattached or free earlobes are those that hang below the point of attachment to the head. Attached ear lobes are attached directly to the side of the head.  
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earlobes
Are your irises colored (dominant) or do you have true blue eyes (recessive)?
When a person has no pigment in the front part of the eyes the blue layer at the back of the iris shows through. This gives true blue eyes.   Some people have a gene that causes pigment to be deposited in the front layer of the iris and masks the blue to a varying degree. Many genes determine the exact nature and density of the pigment and we have brown, hazel, violet, green, and other eye colors. We will concern ourselves here, however, only with the presence or absence of such pigment.
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blue eyes
When you clasp your hands together is your right thumb on top or your left thumb?
Interlocking fingers : When the fingers are interlocked, some people will almost invariably place the left thumb on top of the right and others will place the right over the left.
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Hand clasp
Do you have a widow's peak?
In some people the hairline drops downward and forms a distinct  point in the center of the forehead. This is known as widow’s peak. Examine your front hairline or have someone examine your  front hairline for a widow’s peak or a continuous (or in some cases receeding)  hairline. You will have to skip this tabulation if a gene for baldness has had its effect at the front part of the head.
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Widow's Peak and No widow's peak
Do you have a bent little finger?
Look at the last joint of the little finger to determine if it bends inward toward the fourth finger. Lay both hands flat on the table, relax the muscles, and note whether you have a bent or a straight little finger.  (Note if you have broken your little finger, you may have to skip this question).
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bent little finger
Do you have the long palmar muscle?
The presence of the long palamar muscle can be detected by examination of the tendons that run over the inside of the wrists. Clench your fists and flex your hand. Now feel the tendons. If you have three, you have the long palamar muscle. If there are only two (the large middle one will be missing), you do not have this muscle. Check both arms as sometimes it can be present in one, but not the other.
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long palmar muscle present
Do you have mid-digit hair?
Check your fingers closely.  Some people have hair on the second (middle) joint of one or more of the fingers, while others do not.
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mid-digit hair
Do you have dimples?
Dimples are natural dents in the face to the right or left of the mouth. If a person has only one dimple, they should be counted as having dimples.
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dimples
Where do you currently live?
(City, State, Country)
Where are your ancestors from?
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