Pick from the following list of single-gene traits to analyze in your own community, whether in your family, a few friends, or a few coworkers. For one gene, which phenotype was more common in the group you analyzed?
Trait
Dominant
Recessive
Tongue rolling
Able to roll tongue into a “U shape”
Unable to roll tongue
Widow’s peak
Pointed peak at the hairline on the forehead
Straight, linear hairline on the forehead
Hitch hiker’s thumb
“Normal” thumb
Able to bend the thumb at the joint to about a 90° angle