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The genetics of bodily functions

July 19, 2010 • ABOUT ME, LIFE

Warning – this post may be TMI for the non-mom reader.

I’ve been wondering why my kids’ earwax looks like a totally different consistency than mine does. I figured it was just kid wax vs adult wax. I was wrong. Did you know that there are actually two different kinds of earwax? One is a dominant kind/trait and the other is recessive. Turns out I have recessive “dry earwax.” My kids, thanks to my dominant hubby, have the mainstream classic “wet earwax.” The things you learn in motherhood…