6 Fingers is the Dominate Trait

6 Fingers

     When we started learning about it this year I remember having a discussion with my 7th grade science teacher Mrs. Neuhaus-Palmer about having 6 fingers as a dominate trait. We discussed during a unit on DNA.

Recently I was doing some research on this topic and after looking at many sources, I have discovered that having 6 fingers is the dominant trait. When I first heard this, I was very surprised because there are so few people that have 6 fingers. While researching this topic I found out that even though a trait is dominant, it doesn't mean that it will be the prevalent form in the population. In our society, most people would consider 6 fingers  a deformity. This might stop people from having a romantic relationship for fear of passing on the trait. Because 5 fingers is considered normal, when children with 6 fingers are born, their       parents would have the child's extra finger cut off to make them fit in.