I have brown hair, and my girlfriend has blonde hair. What are the chances that I will produce beautiful blonde daughters?
2006-06-25 12:59:34 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Trying to Conceive
More details: Both me and her had one parent with blonde hair, and one with dark hair.
2006-06-25 13:00:58 · update #1
The human body has 23 paired chromosomes, each half of one pair given by each parent. I don't know for sure, but if one of these chromosomes is for hair color, or will determine the hair color within a DNA, then by you being half blond (only one parent blonde) and your girlfriend half blond (only one parent again blonde), then 1/4 + 1/4 = 1/2. So you probably have a 50 50 chance...
Then again, I'm sure someone will come up with a more scientific answer and show me stupid and have it be like 50,000 to 1... :) There are factors such as dominant or recessive traits which I didn't consider...
2006-06-25 13:09:26 · answer #1 · answered by DarthFangNutts 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you have a blond parent, then you have one blond gene, and one gene for brown hair. Your girlfriend has 2 blond genes (the only way to have blond hair).
So every child you have has a 50% chance of being blond her/himself. This doesn't meant that half of your children will be blond, though; you may have 4 brunettes or 4 blonds...
2006-06-26 05:41:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since you both have a parent with blonde hair both of you carry the recessive blonde gene. That means a 50/50 chance.
2006-06-25 13:09:11 · answer #3 · answered by kate_the_bratt 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well with genetics it depends on which is the stronger gene. I believe blond is the weaker of the 2 genes so the baby will probably have brown hair but who knows the weak sometimes prevale. Good Luck
2006-06-25 13:03:54 · answer #4 · answered by I wanna stay on maternity leave! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2 in 4 is your chances.
2006-06-26 06:36:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
chances are good........I have brown, my hubby had blonde.........our baby is blonde with blue eyes, he's beautiful!
Both my parents have brown hair, his are 1 of each, but its his father thats blonde.
2006-06-25 13:02:42 · answer #6 · answered by Wendi 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i cant tell you that my husband has red and i have dishwater blonde and our daughter is red! but his sisters daughter was born with black hair and she turned blonde around 6 mths and her and her husband are both dark headed
2006-06-25 13:30:52 · answer #7 · answered by sjeboyce 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends on which is the dominate gene
2006-06-25 13:04:14 · answer #8 · answered by squeeky 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋