attached earlobes
Joined ear bottoms
Attached earlobes are earlobes that connect directly to the side of the head without a free-hanging portion.
The trait contrasts with detached or free earlobes, which dangle below their point of attachment.
Earlobe type is a classic example in genetics education, though inheritance is more complex than the simple dominant-recessive model often taught: My whole family has attached earlobes.
- earlobesSoft hanging ear tissue
- detachedApart or uninvolved
- geneticsScience of hereditary transmission
- hereditaryPassed through generations
- traitDistinguishing personal quality
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