TraitHigh when observed
Earwax & body odor type
Earwax & body odor type is a genetic trait Biome reports in its body traits panel: Whether you have wet or dry earwax and more or less body odor, both set by ABCC11.
- Category
- Body traits
- Markers
- ABCC11 rs17822931
- Strength of evidence
- High when observed
Genes
Markers (rsIDs)
How Biome reads this
Biome's at-home DNA test reads this directly from one saliva sample, alongside 650,000+ other markers.
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