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Is it possible for a child to have a mixture of both parents ears or different ears from parents??

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Ear shape: Ear shape comes form multiple genes, so is a combination of both parents. One child may have a close to 50/50 mix, while another child of the same parents may look more like one than the other. There are also some non-genetic factors that come into play, so all added up, your ears are your own!

Answered 3/26/2020

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A member asked:

Is it possible for a child to have a mixture of both parents ears or different ears from parents??

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Dr. Holly Maes answered

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