Re: what is the mode of inheritance of curly hair?

Date: Mon Jul 23 01:23:48 2001
Posted By: Matthew Eveland, Undergraduate, molecular genetics,biology, pensacola junior college
Area of science: Genetics
ID: 995454280.Ge

Message:


Curly hair is a dominant trait. so, there is a good chance that your kids 
will have curly hair if you do. As for why hair becomes curly, straight hair 
is rounded, the more rounded the hair, the straighter it will be. Curly hair 
on the other hand is flat, and of course, the flatter the hair the more of 
a curl it will have.I hope that is enough. thanks. 


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