MadSci Network: Genetics
Query:

Re: Can a brown haird female and a blonde haird male have a brown harid baby?

Date: Fri Jun 15 02:09:33 2001
Posted By: Matthew Eveland, Undergraduate, molecular genetics,biology, pensacola junior college
Area of science: Genetics
ID: 992552234.Ge
Message:

This is kind of a tough question to answer easily. Chances are your child 
will be more of a mix between you and your husband. your son might have 
his nose and your eyes, etc. The reason we say that he looks like his 
mother or he looks like his father is because most people focus on 
specific features. As far as your sons hair color there is a greater 
chance that he will have brown hair. However there is still a one in ten 
chance that it could be blond. In some cases, such as my own hair, he 
could have blond hair when he is younger but as he grows it could turn 
brown. Most of the traits involve so many genes that it is hard to go over 
them all. I hope that answers your question. thanks


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