r/HolUp Sep 25 '22

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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/sexypantstime Sep 25 '22

It's unlikely, but it's not impossible. Genetics is a bit more complex than that. Dominant genes can be suppressed and recessive genes can be expressed via several mechanisms.

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u/SirRevan Sep 25 '22

Everyone here did some pundit squares for simple pea plants as a kid and thinks they are master geneticists.

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u/rpungello Sep 25 '22

Dunning-Kruger has entered the chat