Family inherited features (not DNA testing)

[pinefamily]

Not the poisoned chalice!
 

[pinefamily]

There are many intances of unusual features being hereditary. Something as simple as certain shaped earlobes, noses, even height (or lack of it). My grandfather always appeared short in the photos I have of him. One of my older cousins related to me how he wore size 2 shoes! And several of his cousins in New Zealand were jockeys.

Hair colour is another one that is passed down.

Darren

[croxia]

Well I am pleased to find out that in researching my maternal side of the family there is a high percentage of women living well into their eighties and nineties!

I have a long way to go yet............Haha.

[pinefamily]

That's one no-one has mentioned yet, Croxia. Longevity.
There does seem to be longevity (or conversely, a lack of it) in some family lines.
It is interesting to see though when an ancestor moved that the longevity often disappeared in subsequent generations, especially in the bigger cities and towns.

[Redroger]

This is certainly apparent on my mother's line, both sides of it, both she, her sister, and very many of their relatives lived into their late 90s. (Mum was over 99). There is at least one certain centenarian, and I think three, but the other two are as yet unproven. The trait has been apparent over many generations, her grandmother, my great grandmother was over 91 at her death, and many of her generation lived into their 90s.

[Monaro Area NSW]

Hiyas,,
I grew up apart from my siblings,,,,and later in life all one female sibling wanted to do was check my chin...
My female line all have a scar (like a finger nail poke) under our chin...I have it and so do my female siblings...our daughters also have it....

YET,,,myself and my siblings who were all born with dads features were all sports orientated and all got into horses/dogs etc.....awards etc
and all the ones with mums features were more stay at home...and do nothing much...(like mum)

Bored

[avm228]

We've got a few of these on my mother's side - longevity, double-jointedness/hypermobility - both in females only.

Also enhanced sensitivity to caffeine.

Here's another one: our tonsils grow back after being removed! (Again, mother's side, but applies to both sexes).

[Redroger]

Here's another one: our tonsils grow back after being removed! (Again, mother's side, but applies to both sexes).

I understand that is not uncommon and usually due to an incomplete removal.