my partner is black i am white with dark hair and eyes our baby has red hair and blue eyes will she change?

Question

I have a beautiful ten week old baby girl, she is white with red hair and blue eyes her father is mixed race and i am white with dark hair and dark eyes will she change?

Answer 1

Probably not. You both must have a recessive red hair/blue eye gene. Those two genes got together to create this red haired child.

Answer 2

Maybe. Maybe not.

1) Scientists have finally admitted that the nice simple little mendelian genetics square doesn't really work. There is more than one gene that determines eye color so two people with brown eyes can produce a blue eyed baby. (not theoretically possible in Mendellian genetics)

2) eye colors and even hair colors do change over time. I think a baby's eyes can go from blue to some other color pretty suddenly before they get too old, like within a year of birth IIRC. And I was born with black hair, most of my pics until about 7 or so have me blond, but I am now brown headed and waiting to turn grey some day. Maybe when you're baby's permanent hair starts coming in, it will be another color.

Answer 3

It's unlikely her eyes will change colour now, I think it's within 6 weeks their eyes change if they're going to. I had really fair hair when I was born, it was almost white but then turned dark when I was around four. Both my parents have blue eyes but my sister, brother and I all have brown eyes. You don't always inherit things like eye and hair colour from your parents, maybe your great grandmother had red hair. I even read about a white couple who had a black baby. One of their ancestors must have been black but I bet she had some explaining to do lol. Congratulations on your little angel xx

Answer 4

Most babies have blue eyes at birth with their permanent eye color coming in at around 6 months. As far as the red hair goes, it would depend on how strongly the red gene is. A lot of babies start out with dark hair and go light, while others start out light and go darker. She will probably end up a dark reddish blond.

Answer 5

GENETICS. If you're white, and your husband is 'mixed race' the chances are that you've got a blue-eyed red-head in at least one and possibly BOTH families ... BLUE eyes are DOMINANT (and in fact everyone is born with blue eyes, even black babies), and red hair can 'skip' several generations. Don't worry about it, and love your daughter ... she may 'change' a bit, but also may not ... she's yours and your husband's. I once babysat a little girl whose parents were BOTH very dark black, and whose parents SWORE there were NO WHITES in either family ... but their daughter had auburn hair, hazel eyes, and very light olive skin ... she looked more like she was my daughter (I'm white) than theirs. Be thankful for 'what you've got' because you have a wonderful 'mixed race child' who is probably going to be healthier and stronger and brighter than any of her 'single race' peers. No, I don't have 'mixed race' children, and yes, my kids are all brilliant, but I still truly believe that the future will show everyone that only by 'mixing races' will we be able to 'grow' as people.

Answer 6

Possibly yes, possibly no. Babies' coloring not only depends upon the parents, but also upon extended family. Both me & my son's father have brown hair & brown eyes. Our son has blond hair & blue eyes. His blond hair will darken, based on the history of the family. But he's 6 years old & his eyes aren't going to change. But blue eyes are dominant in my family, & his dad's family has both equal amounts of blue eyes & brown. Somehow the blue eyes just skipped a generation, which is not really uncommon. And all of his dad's side of the family had blond hair as children that darkened as they got older. So, look into your daughter's extended family to see more about the possibility of her coloring changing.

Answer 7

Um...did you have an affair or something? Because I can understand hair color if someone in your family has red hair, even a great relative that you may not know. Also, her hair could get darker with time...and does your partner or a past relative have blue eyes? Because they could have inherited that recessive gene from them. But the baby's skin should probably be at least somewhat tan if your partner has dark skin. Her skin may change a bit in the first week or so, but I doubt the skin tone of a baby that is months old will change.

Answer 8

her eyes won't change color. her hair may darken with age and her skin also may get a little darker, but the hair is usually the only thing that changes significantly as children age, and it may not change.
i often hear about the white recessive genes, but the fact is that if blacks inbreed with whites, it doesn't take long before you can't really tell if they're black or white- 2 generations usually makes it difficult to distinguish. it is much harder to breed the white gene features out than viceversa

Answer 9

*scratches head*
Red hair and blue eyes are not dominant traits, so do not call the dad black. He has to have over 75 percent Caucasian genes to be able to produce this baby with you, if you are contributing 50% of the genetics.
Lovely baby.

Answer 10

Sounds like a beautiful baby to me, children sometimes inherit traits from grandparents or other family members other than just the 2 parents. Some things may change or they may not, just be happy and enjoy her no matter what.