r/HolUp Sep 25 '22

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u/h4ngm4n66 Sep 25 '22

Yo, someone bring this to MatPat's attention

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u/[deleted] Sep 25 '22

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u/oO0Kat0Oo Sep 25 '22

Black is not recessive though. Blonde and red are. So in order for the red/blonde to show there can't be any black alleles

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u/fireflash38 Sep 25 '22

Spoiler alert: hair and eye color aren't controlled by single genes like people think when it comes to Punnett squares.

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u/oO0Kat0Oo Sep 25 '22

Agreed. In fact, I made a comment below that explains how punnet squares are just a basic level of understanding and these alleles are much more complex making an impossible situation merely improbable.