there are 4 eumelanin genes that determine hair color. you get 4 copies of each gene from your mother and 4 from your father giving you a total of 8.
If one of these hair color genes is ON, we'll represent it with H and if it is OFF, we'll represent it with h. Using this system, someone with very black hair would be HHHHHHHH and a blonde person would be hhhhhhhh.
your kids will get 4 copies of the gene from each of you and there is no dominance per say---they add up to give a hair color. If each of you contributed only h's, then you would get a blonde haired kid like your son with a genotype of hhhhhhhh. Your daughter got more H's than h's (perhaps HHHHHhhh) and so has dark hair.
There are nine possible shades between blond and black hair. There are three possible states of red hair (no, yes, very much so). That combines to 9*3=27 possible hair colors on the genotype level. Of those, 18 are various shades of red, 9 are shades that are not red.
Yep, redheads come in a wider variety than everyone else! What can I say to that? By nature's own design, we (redheads) are more original than anyone else!
Think about it next time you feel like making fun of redheads. Besides, never forget, for all you know, you may be a redhead and not even know it!
(source off internet, by Taras Brudnyy)
No, it's impossible to inherit a parent's dyed hair color.
because they inherit it from there parents like you inherit things like your eye color from your parents.
Yes you do. It is like your chances of having a certain color eyes.
The chances of inheriting a recessive hair color from your parents depend on their genetic makeup. If both parents carry the recessive gene for a certain hair color, there is a 25 chance that their child will inherit that color.
A human offspring can inherit physical traits such as hair color, eye color, and height from their parents through genetic inheritance. They can also inherit certain genetic predispositions to certain diseases or conditions.
At birth, you inherit genetic information from your parents, which determines physical traits such as eye color, hair color, and height. You may also inherit certain predispositions to health conditions or diseases based on your family history. Additionally, you inherit cultural norms, beliefs, and values from your family and community.
She inherits her hair from Charlie and Edward because Renesmee has bronze hair color, like Edward's and she has Bella's curls which are basically Charlie's curls.
Newborns typically inherit physical traits from their fathers such as eye color, hair color, and facial features. They may resemble their fathers in appearance by having similar eye shape, nose shape, or hair texture.
You inherit genes from your parents, which contain the instructions for traits such as hair color, eye color, and height. These genes are passed down through generations and determine many of your physical and biological characteristics.
Both sides of the family. The genetics of eye color are more complicated than previously thought. Color is determined by multiple genes. The genetics of eye color are so complex, that almost any parent-child combination of eye colors can occur. As for hair, the genetics for hair color are not yet firmly established. Almost anything is possible if it runs in the family.
Since Marge has blue hair & Homer has brown, Bart, Lisa & Maggie's hair color is a result of a recessive blonde gene from Homer & Marge.
Offspring inherit a combination of genetic traits from their parents, including physical characteristics like eye color, hair color, and height. They may also inherit certain genetic predispositions to medical conditions or diseases. Additionally, offspring can inherit behavioral traits and personality characteristics from their parents.