I dont know exactly what it is cause i haven't seen it , maybe i had it cause i'm of mexican parents,, but i heard a report about this in a mexican show. But if this mark is something asians have, why do mexicans have it? I know it is believed asians crossed from asia to the americas , moved down south and settled since looong time ago. But surely that asian race went throuogh lot of mutation as people mixed. but then why do so many mexicans have this Mogolian spot?
2006-08-22 07:47:07 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Anthropology
The Mongolian spot is not the only trait that the indigenous people of the Americas share with Asians. There is also a trait that is called 'shovel tooth' that is on the back of the front teeth. Most of the world's people have a flat shape on the back of the front teeth, but Asians and Native Americans have a triangle shaped scoop out of the backs, giving them a more concave shape. The blood type is also similar,,, being type A.
It certainly does look like the Bering Strait was at one time more easily passable. I noted that one of the posters hinted that the migration may have been the other way though,,,, from Alaska to the west instead of vice versa.
2006-08-25 14:48:46 · answer #1 · answered by mary_n_the_lamb 5 · 3⤊ 3⤋
Anyone with darker skin can have what we *call* a Mongolian spot over the sacrum. The melanocytes originate in the central nervous system (spinal cord) and migrate outward and slowly. The pigmentation may be visible as a spot for two years or longer after birth. It can be mistaken for a bruise and it is not unheard of for Child Protective Services to be notified by uneducated teachers/child care workers. Horrifyingly enough, some CPS workers don't know about it either.
Mongolian is just a word used by the long ago racist white doctors, (who, by the odd chance of history were allowed to give names that stuck) like calling persons with Down's syndrome Mongolians.
2006-08-24 01:44:11 · answer #2 · answered by finaldx 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very good! You answered your own question, and you are right! The Mongolian spot refers to a darker area over the coccyx or tail bone. Many American natives from the Eskimos in the north to the Incas in the south, and not only Mexicans, have anatomical traits that may prove correct one of the theories about the origin of Early Americans and the migration route: Asia to America by crossing the Bering Strait.
2006-08-22 14:17:11 · answer #3 · answered by 'stavo 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No it is definatly a Mongolian Blue spot, blue spots only come from Mongolian blood no Indian Or Mexican. what kind of details? they fade over time. I bet the daughter is really young cause they should be gone around age 5 or atleast before age 5 i think my brothers was gone around age 3
2016-03-17 01:05:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mongolian Spot(s) is most common among Mongols and other Asian ethnic groups: (Japanese, Indonesians, Koreans, Usbekistanis, Turkmenistanis, Turks, Malaysians, Chinese, Mongols, etc.) Nearly all Mongolian infants are born with one or more Mongolian Spot. 95-100% of East Asian and Native American infants, 40-50% of Hispanic infants, and very few Caucasian and other infants have it. It is also very common if only one of the parents is East Asian.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongolian_spot
2006-08-22 14:22:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well if you haven't seen it then why would you say you had it.?
I dunno why mejicanos have the mongolian spot.
I read that mexicans,asians, and native americans can have it. My son has it(his father is mexican), i had it(my father is mexican) my husband has it(his parents are from guatemala).
I sometimes think that it is a sign of some sort, but qiute unsure of what.
2006-08-22 08:53:15 · answer #6 · answered by Tanyah 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is because of the bering strait migration where my Native people crossed the land bridge and settled Asia, (you will note the archaeological record shows that the earliest artifacts are in central america and those found along this migration path get have progressively later dates)
2006-08-22 21:50:18 · answer #7 · answered by salmonfire 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You have not seen it and I do not think anyone else has either. I think this is something that someone made up and it has been passed on as something that is real. Forget it, it does not exist and anyone who says it does is lying. Try looking it up on the internet. if it isn't there, it does not exist.
2006-08-22 17:00:01 · answer #8 · answered by Tony T 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
natives are from asia historically
2015-05-28 14:38:00 · answer #9 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've never heard of that, it's really interesting. I had to go check it out. Thanks for teaching me something.
2006-08-22 20:00:51 · answer #10 · answered by juniperflux32 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋