Dominant and recessive traits chart

INSTRUCTIONS: Pick 10 of the following traits for your survey. Write each trait at the top of
your worksheet. Survey as many family members (biological/blood) relatives as you can.
Trait
Eye color
Hair type (natural)
Hair color (natural)
Dimples
Hairline
Freckles
Cleft chin
Eyelash length
Earlobes
Hair on middle digit
Roman Nose
Toe length (Morton’s
toe)
Hand use
Tongue Roller
Height
Dominant
Thumb
Interlaced fingers
Little finger bent
Brown
Curly
Dark hair
Present
Widow’s Peak
Present
No cleft
Long (1 cm or more)
Free
Present
Roman nose (bent)
2nd toe longer than big
toe
Right-handed
Tongue roller
Short
Females: less than 5’7”
Males: less than 5’10”
Hitchhiker’s thumb
Left thumb over right
Bent little finger
Other: (may run in
families)
Vision (colorblind)
Normal vision
Recessive
Grey, green, hazel, blue
Straight
Blonde, light, red hair
None
Straight
None
Cleft present
Short (less than 1 cm)
Attached
Absent
Straight nose
Big toe longer
Left-handed
Non-tongue roller
Tall
Females: 5’7” or above
Males: 5’10” or above
Straight thumb
Right over left
Straight little finger
Color-blindness