Welcome Guest Login or Signup
FLASHCHAT | INSTANT MESSENGER | BOOKMARK
| LANGUAGE:
 


Bookmark:
RSS 1.0     RSS 2.0

<< First  < Previous | Page:  2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Total Views: 1260 - Total Replies: 50




POSTED BY: copperlocks on 03/19/2008 17:51:31


Jumping in here with my first post.

I don’t have a degree in genetics, but I do find it fascinating, so I thought I would throw out some other possibilities. 

 

Red heads that have a child together will always get red headed children.  The color may vary from strawberry-blond to deep red, but it will be red.  If it’s not, the guy would do well to have a dna analysis done.

  

Going off of the previous model of Aa to Aa, the chance of a red head babe is 25%.

 

However if we change that to Aa to aa, the chance of red in children is 50%.

 

If a red head (aa) has children with someone of AA, then none of their children will have red hair, but all of the kids will carry the gene and there is a good chance they could have red head kids themselves.

 

Keep in mind, each child has the same chance as the next kid.  An aa that has kids with an Aa may not bear any children with red hair, or they may all have it.

 

As for the original question:  Because you are red and the guy’s mother is red, the chances of conceiving a red are 50% per child.

 

As for myself, I have red hair and three kids with my husband.  He has very dark hair, neither of his parents was red, but he has a red haired aunt and his beard has some red.  Before we were married and had kids, I was fairly certain that he was Aa.  After our first son was born with flaming orange hair, I can guarantee it!



Back To Top




POSTED BY: EmirAtif on 03/20/2008 04:59:40


so should we just loose out hope
i dont think so
but i think i have a small hope




--------------------------------------------------------------
The official Redhedd page of EmirAtif
Back To Top




POSTED BY: Brandon_Storm on 04/16/2008 05:11:53


Tsk, tsk.

All these fans of genetics and you guys STILL didn't make mention of one of my favourite things about the redhead gene.

The red hair gene is an example of incomplete dominance. This means that no matter what the dominant genes are, if there's a bit of a redhead gene it will blend in and try to take over like a parasitic monster. This leaves red tinges and such and some redhead characteristics like freckles on some people with other hair colours and what not. 

So, just because some of your parents or family members LOOK like they're not gingers... maybe you just need to look a little harder. 





--------------------------------------------------------------
I guess you could say I'm the strong, violent type.
Back To Top




POSTED BY: Brandon_Storm on 04/16/2008 05:16:37


Also, hoorah for me for reopening a month-dead thread.

 

I'm an idiot.





--------------------------------------------------------------
I guess you could say I'm the strong, violent type.
Back To Top




POSTED BY: GingerBurg on 04/17/2008 07:44:59



Brandon_Storm wrote:

incomplete dominance. 



Good point well made.  And it's always worth resurrecting a decent thread.




--------------------------------------------------------------
Run, run, as fast as you can. You can't catch me, i'm the ginger head man!
Back To Top
04/22/2008
<< First  < Previous | Page:  2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |



*** Redhedd.com ***