If the parents are brunette, is it possible to have a blonde baby?

Question

I have light brown hair and my husband has brown hair, is it possible for the baby to have blonde hair?

Is it possible and how?

I was born platinum blonde, nearly white hair, and my husband was born blonde/light brown hair, both parents have dark hair.

Answer 1

Absolutely! It is called a "recessive gene". Both my husband and myself are dark haired. Both of our children (boys) are blonde hair and blue eyes!

The wonders of genetics!

Answer 2

Yes it is. The blonde usually darkens after time, sometimes 20 years later as in my sister's case. But there are also recessive genes that come out, sometimes generations later and the blonde will stay. It works the other way too. Two blondes can give birth to a dark-haired child.

Answer 3

Yes. Hair color is a complex trait because it is controlled by more than one gene. But basically, if you are both heterozygous for brown hair (it is dominant, so if you have one brown and one blonde gene brown hair is what you get), then there is a 25% chance your children will have blonde hair. This is the only way it is possible. If only one of you is a heterozygote, your children will all have brown hair.

Answer 4

Yes.
Blonde hair is a recessive gene - so a parent can have both blonde and brunette genes, which will make him/her brunette. But if each parent then passes the blonde gene, the baby will be blonde. Red hair is the same.
ie. Mom - B(brunette)b(blonde) - Bb = Brunette
Dad - Bb = Brunette
Baby - bb = blonde

Answer 5

If blond hair is a recessive trait in either of your families. Like if your mom or your uncle or someone has blond hair then there is a very small chance that your baby could be blond.

Answer 6

Yes it is possible. Someone in one of your families may have had blond hair. My daughter has two boys one is a brunette and one is blond and she also has a daughter that is a red head. She is a blond her husband is a brunette my husband is a dirty blond I am a brunette. So yes it can happen.

Answer 7

Yes my husband was born blonde. But he is a brunnette. THe hair color changed as he grew older.

His parents are both very dark haired people

Answer 8

Yeah, my mom had brown hair, and my dad had black hair (jet-black), and I was blonde until i was about 16. My brother was blond until he was 13-14.

It can happen, but it's not very likely. Usually it travels on the recessive gene, and inheriting it is by pure chance or luck. (I might also add that we both have blue eyes, and my dad's were brown and my mom's were green.)

Answer 9

Yes, hair color is determined by all 4 grandparents - if you have a red head and 3 brunettes, most of the kids will be brunette.

Answer 10

I have dark red hair, and my husband had brown hair and our two year old has blonde hair