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Why do some people have hairy ears?
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Genetic: The claim from 1960 that this was "proved to be carried on the Y chromosome" was discredited in 2004. We're still working on the basic biology; it does seem to run in families. For a smile, see http://www.mun.ca/biology/scarr/Hairy_Ears.html
Answered 5/20/2014
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