If a redhead was to have children with a brunette, what are the chances their baby will have red hair?

Answer 1

I am a brunette (3/4 Asian) and I have actually had a child with a man that had red hair. My son was born with strawberry-blonde hair; but as he grew older it changed to straight blonde, then to sandy blonde, and finally to light brown - which is what it is now at 6 years of age. I thought my brown hair/eyes were dominant, but since light hair/eyes does exist in my family, those traits were able to break through. So, it really does depend on the family background - not just on the traits of the parents. I've actually seen a brunette couple that had 3 kids who all turned out to be red-heads.

If you really want to break it down though, you can do one of those Punnett Squares that you learned how to do in high school Biology :o)

Answer 2

There is no way to tell because you do not know if the brunette carries the recessive gene for red hair.

If there are redheads on both sides, you probably have a good chance.

Keep in mind that if you do get a redhead at birth it may change by age two.

My oldest was born red--turned brown, my second was blond until age 3 when he went light brown....so at the time my third was born with flaming red hair I had a blond, a brunette and a redhead all at once.

Currently the youngest looks like he'll stay red like dad and the other two are brown like me.

I guess you'll just have to have a few kids to find out about that red gene. LOL!

Answer 3

Red hair is a recessive trait, and brunette hair is a dominant trait. So if the brunette carries the recessive trait, the chances are 50% that the baby will have red hair. If the brunette does not carry the recessive trait, the baby will be brunette.

In case you're interested, the Mendelian (hope I'm spelling that right) square is how you figure this out.

Answer 4

I'm not sure what the chances are, but I'm sure it can happen. I'm a blonde, my husband is brunette (dark brown hair), and our son has red hair. Not bright red, but a beautiful light brown/red combo.

Answer 5

Depends on if both parents have redheads in their family lines. There is probably a one in four chance.

Answer 6

No possible way to figure the odds there. My ex-husband and I both have dark brown hair and blue eyes. Our 7 year old son has strawberry blonde hair and pale grey eyes. His hair is showing no signs of darkening either.

Answer 7

i'll permit you know a few thing approximately my Daughter.. Me and her father the two have brown hair and brown eyes...My kinfolk AND her fathers kinfolk ALL have brown hair. yet, my Daughter has blonde hair and blue eyes. each and every from time to time i ask your self whether i took the incorrect infant abode from the well being center LOL.. you in basic terms must wait and notice what you get, in basic terms reason the mum and dad have a undeniable shade doesnt propose something.

Answer 8

if you have blonde hair it will naturally get bleached by the actual sun in the summer. There has been this guy in my class who had golden blonde hair that was a medium brown near the bottom. When he came back to college after summer vacation, it was practically platinum blonde!

Answer 9

The children would more than likely have Red hair. It only takes one dominant gene to carry the red hair onto your children. Which means that even if one of the grandparents had red hair you are likely to carry that onto your children aswell.

Answer 10

That's not so much a black-and-white, either-or trait. I think the genes mix and there can be various degrees of each color.