What's the probability of our future children having red hair?

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Q. My husband and I are planning on having kids in about a year or so, but like most future parents, I'm curious what they will look like. As of now, my husband has a brownish-auburn color of hair, and my hair is light brown. His father has red hair, and me and my cousin were born with strawberry blond hair. What's the chance of our kids having red hair? Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't mind having cute little red heads. I just want to know if it's likely we'll have red heads.

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Soo....

Br x B2r????

uhhh, let's see...

B r
B2 B2B B2r
r Br rr

What are my chances of having a kid with red hair?

Mommy sinc

My dad has black hair with like a strawberry blonde (now w/gray lol) beard.
I have strawberry blonde hair. a little more red.
That is it with the red in the family.
My b/f has black hair, dark brown eyes.
Me, strawberry blonde hair, greenish bluish gray eyes.
more green.
What are my chances my kid will have red hair.

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This is a great question for a biology teacher. First of all, does your bf have red hair on his side of the family? My parents both have dark brown hair and I have red hair. My father has a great aunt with red hair, and my other had a grandmother with red hair. My parents both had a big B (dominant trait for brown hair), and a little r (recessive for red hair). In their case there was a 1 in 4 chance of having a red head child with each child they had. Since I have red hair that means I have two little r's. I married a guy with dark brown hair (but has some red in his beard) and we have three kids. None of those kids has red hair, even though they have strong red highlights. I do not believe my husband has the recessive gene for red hair. We do not know of any red heads in his family. If you have the recessive for red hair and he does not then you wont have any kids with red hair. They will be like mine, red tint. But they will have the recessive gene from you, and if they married a person with the gene then they could have kids with red hair. However, even if your bf has the recessive gene, that doesn't guarantee you will have a red headed baby. It's a 25% chance with each child you have.

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Is red hair really a sign of persistent starvation?

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Magic * Me

I heard someone say it is. Like, if a people's been starved through generations or something their kids begin to have red hair and something. That true?

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Not at all lol.

Red hair appears in people with two copies of a recessive gene on chromosome 16 which causes a mutation in the MC1R protein.
Red hair can originate from several changes on the MC1R-gene. If one of these changes is present on both chromosomes then the respective individual is likely to have red hair. This type of inheritance is described as an autosomal recessive mode of inheritance. Even if both parents do not have red hair themselves, both can be carriers for the gene and have a redheaded child.

In rare cases red hair can be associated with a disease or genetic disorder.

In cases of severe malnutrition, normally dark human hair may turn red or blonde. The condition, part of a syndrome known as kwashiorkor, is a sign of critical starvation caused chiefly by protein deficiency, (melanin found in protein is what genetically determines hair color, so a deficiency in protein would lead to a loss of eumelanin, which is an amino acid responsible for making hair and skin darker) and is common during periods of famine. (This is probably what you are referring to. this does Not happen genetically or change a persons genetics. It is the direct result of loss of protein due to starvation. It would not be carried on through generations.)
One variety of albinism (Type 3, aka rufous albinism), sometimes seen in Africans and inhabitants of New Guinea, results in red hair and red-colored skin.
Red hair is found on people lacking pro-opiomelanocortin.

What is the probability that my kids will have red hair?

confeushun

My husband and i both have light brown hair, and my parents are brunettes as well. but my husband's mom has red hair and his dad has brown hair. Is there a chance my kids will be red headed?

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the gene for red hair is recessive, but it IS possible that any child you have could have red hair, though the chance is slight

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What is the percent that my child will have red hair?

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Rachel

My dad has extreme red hair & my mom had brown hair. I also have brown hair but I'm marrying a guy with red hair. Will my kid have red hair too?

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Red hair is AMAZING, seriously, it's really funny, because usually it skips a generation or 2.
My friends great grandmother had bright red hair. but her parents, aunts, uncles, cousins and siblings didn't inherit it,
only my friend did, and this is over 2 generations later that someone finally got the red hair gene!
So really, it depends :D

What's the probability of our future children having red hair?

Q. My husband and I are planning on having kids in about a year or so, but like most future parents, I'm curious what they will look like. As of now, my husband has a brownish-auburn color of hair, and my hair is light brown. His father has red hair, and me and my cousin were born with strawberry blond hair. What's the chance of our kids having red hair? Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't mind having cute little red heads. I just want to know if it's likely we'll have red heads.

Answer
Soo....

Br x B2r????

uhhh, let's see...

B r
B2 B2B B2r
r Br rr

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