http://spittoon.23andme.com/2008/07/02/tackling-tongue-curling-the-challenge-of-23andwe/ A receptacle for genetic knowledge. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:01:10 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://spittoon.23andme.com/2008/07/02/tackling-tongue-curling-the-challenge-of-23andwe/comment-page-1/#comment-1506 MattC Fri, 06 Feb 2009 17:38:04 +0000 http://spittoon.23andme.com/?p=300#comment-1506 Good question! As far as I know (somebody correct me if I'm wrong) nobody knows how genetics influences tongue-curling, period. It's just thought that the trait is inherited to a degree that can't be explained by children being taught to curl their tongues by their parents. So there appears to be a genetic component (though some studies have challenged that claim). Good question! As far as I know (somebody correct me if I’m wrong) nobody knows how genetics influences tongue-curling, period. It’s just thought that the trait is inherited to a degree that can’t be explained by children being taught to curl their tongues by their parents. So there appears to be a genetic component (though some studies have challenged that claim).

]]> http://spittoon.23andme.com/2008/07/02/tackling-tongue-curling-the-challenge-of-23andwe/comment-page-1/#comment-1505 weefuddled Fri, 06 Feb 2009 14:59:13 +0000 http://spittoon.23andme.com/?p=300#comment-1505 What would be the reason for a person to only be able to curl one side of their tongue? How is this explained genetically? What would be the reason for a person to only be able to curl one side of their tongue? How is this explained genetically?

]]> http://spittoon.23andme.com/2008/07/02/tackling-tongue-curling-the-challenge-of-23andwe/comment-page-1/#comment-419 Ann Turner Tue, 08 Jul 2008 02:59:18 +0000 http://spittoon.23andme.com/?p=300#comment-419 For another trait to study, how about retention of "baby teeth" into adulthood? That's a trait I inherited from my mother and passed on to my son, so it seems to be an autosomal dominant mutation in our family. I'm 66 and still have two of the original four. I don't see any obvious entries at OMIM, though. For another trait to study, how about retention of “baby teeth” into adulthood? That’s a trait I inherited from my mother and passed on to my son, so it seems to be an autosomal dominant mutation in our family. I’m 66 and still have two of the original four. I don’t see any obvious entries at OMIM, though.

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