Both of my parents are white...i dont look white at all how can i find out what i am?

Question

i know im not addopted because i have my birth certificate...i think i got switched at the hospital...i know i can get a dna test to find out if they are my real parents but after that how can i find out what race i am?

Answer 1

Hey CeCe,

You sound really concerned and confused about this. Remember it is possible that recessive genes came dominant in your DNA. So, you could be darker than your parents.

Have you discussed this with them? You really need to. You can get a FREE DNA Test, and so can they, that would set your mind at ease. If it turned out that something went horribly wrong at birth (switched as you suggested), then a more complete DNA test could show what origins you have.

Here is the first FREE Site. After you talk with your parents, maybe you could take the test, if you are not of age, you cannot anyway.

Answer 2

Sometimes in the family history down the line there is interracial marriage-ie in Doris Day's history. She was divorced by her first husband,because he swore she was having an affair when she delivered an African American looking baby. The truth was she did not have an affair, she had ancestry that was from the Deep South that had married a slave and it was such a shame that the family hid the fact, until this child was born.
I was watching an interview with Doris Day when this was brought out...it might have been the Mike Douglas show from the late 60's

Answer 3

Many people don't look like their parents. There are things known as recessive genes that may have come from farther back like grandparents or great grandparents. Talk to your mom. She might know if there were any other races in your family history. She also might know your blood type which could help figure out if you are really theirs.

Hospitals really don't make that many mistakes - you hear about them because they are rare.

If it turns out you really do need to find out your genetic history, get a DNA test. They can check for many different genes. There are some hereditary illnesses that tend to be common to certain races like sickle cell anemia. This will likely be expensive, but if the hospital did make a mistake you can probably get them to pay for it.

Answer 4

Your birth certificate does not prove you were adopted or born to your mother or father.

I found out in adulthood that my mother got pregnant while in high school and married a man who was not by biological father before I was born. This man's name is on my birth certificate.
I look nothing like him. Had my aunt not come forward to tell my one day about "Dad" not being my real biological father, I may have never known. I did find my real biological father and had a DNA test to prove I was his daughter.

My parents also adopted a son back in 1978 and our parents names, not his birth parents names are on the birth certificate. Nowhere in the certificate does it say he was adopted.

I hope this gives you the courage to find out if your truly biologically related to your family. Its nice to know in case you ever need medical history or the like....

Answer 5

There is such a thing as a "throw back". Usually it is a person that looks white born to "coloured" people. It happens because there are "white" or "coloured" genes that are recessive on both sides of the family. Tracing your geneology might be the answer.

Answer 6

I don't want to scare you, but I work for an attorney who does adoptions and part of the paperwork involves having a birth certificate modified to reflect the names of the adoptive parents.

Just because you don't look like your parents doesn't mean you aren't their child. You may have inherited your parents' recessive gene - my husband, for example, looked nothing like his parents, but EXACTLY like his maternal grandfather.

Answer 7

You're what we all are. Mixed. Only some of us are mixed up about it.

People's outward appearance isn't the average of their parents' outward appearance. My father has black hair, but his father had red hair, and his mother had brown hair. Go figure.

My brother and I share both parents, but he tans, and I burn. And my children are recognizably mixed (Chinese and European), but their blondish hair makes their doctor (Chinese) conclude that my wife's ancestry includes blonde people.

I look white, but I have North African ancestry. (I look REALLY white, too - nobody would look at me and think, Hmm - is he mixed?)

Answer 8

Ask your parents or... you could figure out if you had any ancestors that were a little darker in color, perhaps someone not of white decendent.

Answer 9

Your mommas got a lot of explaining to do cece.

Answer 10

having a birth cert doesn't prove you weren't adopted ;)

Thomas