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Q. Just to clear this up, I'm not pregnant or planning to have a baby soon but I'm just wondering the genetics:
If my mother has red hair, my grandfather has red hair and many other people on my mother's side has red hair, and if I the father of my child has red hair but I don't have red hair (I have black/brown hair) would the baby come out with red hair or black hair?
If my mother has red hair, my grandfather has red hair and many other people on my mother's side has red hair, and if I the father of my child has red hair but I don't have red hair (I have black/brown hair) would the baby come out with red hair or black hair?
Answer
Red hair is NOT the recessive form of the dark pigmentation gene. Red hair is caused by having a defective copy of the MCR1 gene. It doesn't break down red pigment in the hair or skin, allowing it to accumulate. Whether or not you have dark or fair hair is determined by the formula you've seen in some of the other posts-- BB or Bb for brown, bb for blonde.
...Except genetics is way more complicated than that. Genes can be present but not express themselves. Gene might only express themselves partway (these qualities are called permanence and expressivity). There is of course the likely possibility there are more genes involved than we know about.
Your child's chances of having red hair could be 50/50 or they could be zero. Why? If you're heterozygous (one copy of each allelle), and your husband is homozygous (two copies of the red hair allelles) then he will definitely pass one onto your kid. It's just a 50/50 shot that you will. That's the most likely.
Did your mother have strawberry blonde or auburn hair? Maybe she only had one copy, and you didn't have any. Now your kids definitely won't have it... unless they inherit one copy from their Dad and end up with the lesser redhead version.
I linked you to some more reputable sources on the genetics of hair color. Hope this helps.
Red hair is NOT the recessive form of the dark pigmentation gene. Red hair is caused by having a defective copy of the MCR1 gene. It doesn't break down red pigment in the hair or skin, allowing it to accumulate. Whether or not you have dark or fair hair is determined by the formula you've seen in some of the other posts-- BB or Bb for brown, bb for blonde.
...Except genetics is way more complicated than that. Genes can be present but not express themselves. Gene might only express themselves partway (these qualities are called permanence and expressivity). There is of course the likely possibility there are more genes involved than we know about.
Your child's chances of having red hair could be 50/50 or they could be zero. Why? If you're heterozygous (one copy of each allelle), and your husband is homozygous (two copies of the red hair allelles) then he will definitely pass one onto your kid. It's just a 50/50 shot that you will. That's the most likely.
Did your mother have strawberry blonde or auburn hair? Maybe she only had one copy, and you didn't have any. Now your kids definitely won't have it... unless they inherit one copy from their Dad and end up with the lesser redhead version.
I linked you to some more reputable sources on the genetics of hair color. Hope this helps.
How can I remove the red out of my hair so that I can go back to blonde?
Hannah
I've had red hair for about...9 months now? I really want to go back to my natural hair color..blonde, but have my hair dyed blonde not my natural color? I want to be able to go back to blonde safely, WITHOUT damaging my hair with a color stripper & hopefully some cheap way? I heard that putting tide (non-bleach formula) and washing your hair with that & shampoo will take out the red fast but gradually. Any suggestions?
Answer
try bleaching?
try bleaching?
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