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  2. Tongue rolling - Wikipedia

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    Other tongue ability is folding the tip of the tongue upwards, which has been proposed as a recessive trait in a 1948 study, with possible epistatic interaction with the rolling gene. [5] [11] Twisting the tongue has also been studied, which is to rotate the tongue approximately 90 degrees from the plane of the blade, both to the right and to ...

  3. Mewing (orthotropics) - Wikipedia

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    [2] [3] It involves placing one's tongue at the roof of the mouth and applying pressure, with the aim of changing the structure of the jaws. [4] [5] No credible scientific research has ever proven the efficacy of orthotropics. [2] Many orthodontists believe that mewing lacks evidence as a viable alternative treatment to orthognathic surgery.

  4. Simple Mendelian genetics in humans - Wikipedia

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    Mendelian traits behave according to the model of monogenic or simple gene inheritance in which one gene corresponds to one trait. Discrete traits (as opposed to continuously varying traits such as height) with simple Mendelian inheritance patterns are relatively rare in nature, and many of the clearest examples in humans cause disorders.

  5. Gorlin sign - Wikipedia

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    Gorlin's sign. Gorlin’s sign is a medical term that indicates the ability in humans to touch the tip of the nose with the tongue. [1] Approximately ten percent of the general population can perform this act, but fifty percent of people with Ehlers–Danlos syndrome (an inherited connective tissue disorder) have the ability.

  6. Father tongue hypothesis - Wikipedia

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    The father tongue hypothesis proposes the idea that humans tend to speak their father's language. The hypothesis is based on a 1997 proposal that linguistic affiliation correlates more closely with Y-chromosomal variation than with mitochondrial DNA variation. The initial work was performed on African and European samples by a team of ...

  7. What to do if you inherit a house with a mortgage - AOL

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    Refinance: You can refinance the inherited reverse mortgage into a traditional one, paying off the balance owed when you refinance. Sell the home : You can sell the home for 95 percent of the ...

  8. Human genetics - Wikipedia

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    Human genetics is the study of inheritance as it occurs in human beings.Human genetics encompasses a variety of overlapping fields including: classical genetics, cytogenetics, molecular genetics, biochemical genetics, genomics, population genetics, developmental genetics, clinical genetics, and genetic counseling.

  9. Do I Pay Taxes Automatically If I Inherit Property? - AOL

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    An inheritance is a windfall that can absolutely help someone's financial situation -- but it can make your taxes tricky. If you inherit property or assets , as opposed to cash, you generally don ...