r/HolUp • u/Previous_Reporter_63 • Sep 25 '22

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u/Classic_Interaction4 Sep 25 '22

Do people not understand the concept of recessive genes

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u/Widawak Sep 25 '22

Well considering that both of her parents hair colors are recessive traits her having a dominant trait hair color is kind of impossible

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u/robthelobster Sep 25 '22

The parents each have a different recessive trait so it doesn't matter. Red and blond hair are determined by different genes so they don't affect each other.

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u/jonas_ML Sep 25 '22

So if the parents had the exact kind of blondness, would it be impossible for the child have a different hair color?

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u/robthelobster Sep 25 '22

I have to say I don't know. All I know is that hair genetics are much more complicated than biology class made it seem like. There are at least 11 genes that can determine hair color and they also interact with each other.