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I don't recall the source, but I remember learning that dry earwax is almost unheard of in people of African and European descent. It's most common in Asian peo
by tmnvix 11y ago
I don't recall the source, but I remember learning that dry earwax is almost unheard of in people of African and European descent. It's most common in Asian people.
Even more interesting is that there is apparently a very strong correlation between the type of earwax you have and whether or not your body odour (sweat-related) is strong. I was surprised to learn that many asian people never use deodorant because they simply don't need it.
- anon4 11y agoThat's weird. I have dry earwax and my brother has the wet variety.
- escape_goat 11y agoDry earwax is a recessive trait. Here's a nice source I found when fact [double] checking my answer if you'd like to read more: http://udel.edu/~mcdonald/mythearwax.html http://udel.edu/~mcdonald/mythearwax.html
- tmnvix 11y agoI'm curious to know if he's the smellier one.
- cariaso 11y agoA single letter change in DNA causes all of this. At the position named http://snpedia.com/index.php/Rs17822931 http://snpedia.com/index.php/Rs17822931 Europeans usually have a C while Asians usually have a T. If you have a T from both parents, you have dry earwax.
- martiuk 11y agoIf only I could edit my DNA, using this resource.
- marklyon 11y agoWe're making a baby who's just like me, only better. It's legal in the states where it's not banned.
- joshschreuder 11y agoCC with Irish and Dutch descent here. I have wet earwax and normal body odour :(
- herbst 11y agoYou are telling me americans are more stinky because of genetics and not the bad food?
- trextrex 11y agoJust to be clear, when you say "Asian", do you mean east asian, south asian or both? I'm inclined to assume you mean east asian because of your body odour comment.
- tmnvix 11y agoApologies, I did mean east asian. I'm not sure why, but in Australia, NZ, and the US (possibly Canada too) 'asian' is almost always taken to mean east asian. It always takes me a moment to realise that (e.g.) British people commonly use the term to refer to people from the subcontinent.