The Widow’s Peak! A widow's peak is a "v” shaped point that is created by the hair near the top of the human forehead. According to English folklore, a woman that has a widow's peak is destined to outlive her husband. Widow's peak is from the belief that hair growing to a point on the forehead is an omen of early widowhood, suggestive of the "peak" of a widow's hood.

Some Celebrities with Widow’s Peaks

PEDIGREES (FAMILY TREES) Charts that show the relationships among individuals in a family. Used to trace the inheritance of a particular trait in a family.

Circles represent FEMALES Squares represent MALES KEY: Circles represent FEMALES Squares represent MALES Horizontal lines represent marriages Vertical lines and a bracket connect the parents to their kids

Half-shaded circles or squares indicate hybrid organisms Completely shaded-in circles or squares indicate organisms that have the trait we are tracing through the pedigree Circles or squares that are NOT shaded in indicate organisms that do not have the trait we are tracing through the pedigree

PEDIGREE OF A RECESSIVE TRAIT: W = Widow’s Peak w = straight hairline

PEDIGREE OF A DOMINANT TRAIT: W = Widow’s Peak w = Straight Hairline

The Munsters Family: Pedigree of a Dominant Trait