How can my child have red hair?

Subject: How can my child have red hair?

Date: Wed Dec 3 08:53:31 2003
Posted by Elizabeth Rowe
Grade level: grad (non-science) School: no school
City: Sapulpa State/Province: Oklahoma Country: Creek
Area of science: Genetics
ID: 1070463211.Ge

Message:


I just had a baby. He has red hair.  But no one on my side of the family has 
ever had red hair. We all have blonde hair. And on the father side no one has 
had red hair. They all have very dark brown hair.  It looks almost black.  So 
how is it possible for my son to have red hair?

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