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To: LucyT
https://i.imgur.com/n9ascW8.jpg

To be fair.

From the replies to that imgur picture:

"check out amanda carpenter's ears...same as the kids"

The ears look like either Amanda *or* Ted.

Does anyone know about the genes for ear shape, and which are recessive? (e.g. if hers are recessive and yet the kid takes after her...etc. etc.)

But what is amazing to me is that someone is openly accusing her of adultery on a public site. Even with the 'actual malice' standard...I'd consider it thin ice to make such an accusation.

182 posted on 03/27/2016 10:06:40 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: grey_whiskers

Does anyone know about the genes for ear shape, and which are recessive? (e.g. if hers are recessive and yet the kid takes after her...etc. etc.)


Ears are not necessarily going to take after their parents - strange ears can just show up as a genetic quirk, if you will. Lots of syndromes have strange ears (positioning, size) no matter what their parents’ ears are like. However, if one parent has unusual ears, yes, that can be found in a child (but doesn’t have to be).


218 posted on 03/27/2016 10:26:36 PM PDT by Yaelle
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