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My son has two bent pinkies, I noticed it the day he was born. Mine are not, but they are not perfectly straight either-also he is very thin so it is more noticeable. My mother says she remembers her grandmother having a bent pinky, and now wonders if it was both of them, yet hers, me and my siblings and my husband, his siblings and children don't.
So, I think it is hereditary, but a common thing to have. Also of course it can be from other medical issues too.
Let me know!
Megan1cupcake: Yes it is hereditary. You mentioned that you pinky fingers are not perfectly straight, this could mean that you do possess the trait and thus passed it onto you son
I have the same trait, but neither of my parents do. It's called Clinodactyly or "bent pinky" and it's an autosomal dominant gene. It can also be a symptom of another genetic disorder or due to a mutation.
If you don't know what autosomal dominance means, these websites explain it quite well:
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/228874/human-genetic-disease/242824/Autosomal-dominant-inheritance
http:/www.wrongdiagnosis.com/genetics/dominant.htm
And this picture might help:
http:/www.gig.org.uk/images/gen-dominant.gif
3/30/2010 - Mark Pierce
I have had bent pinkies on both of my hands all my life. I was raised only by my mother and never met my father. When I was 24 I had a son and he was born with bent pinkies. I then met my father for the first time and found out not only did he also have them on both hands, but both his daughters have them, and all of his daughters children have them. I now have two sons, both with bent pinkies.
So the answer to your question is YES, MOST CERTAINLY it is hereditary. My pinkies are by far the worst that I have ever seen on anyone. haha
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Is a pinky a finger.?
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What finger is your ring finger?
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Where is a pinky ring worn traditionally?
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What is the rude finger in china?
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Is a bent little finger a dominant or recessive allele?
I read in freshman biology that it is recessive. According to Barry Starr, Stanford University geneticist, bent pinky is a dominant trait.
Is curved pinky dominant or recessive?
Straight pinky is dominant
What is the sem finger?
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Which finger is your ring finger?
2nd finger from your pinky finger!!!
Pinky finger bone?
The pinky finger is the little finger. The word "pinky" comes from the Dutch word "pink" which means little finger.
Is your pinky finger really a finger?
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What is the name of the pinky finger?
the aclurendenturiesforwherenoe.the pinky is a finger but a thum is not... well that's at least what they say.
