If the babies dad is half black/half white and the mom is full white is the baby going to be dark?

Question

his dads black/his moms white
my mom and dad are both white
but the babies dad is pretty light

so wouldnt that make my baby 25% black and 75% white

Answer 1

Actually I don't know if this is the norm everywhere but at least in my area it seems that the father's skin tone determines the babies skin tone more often than not, even if both parents are African Americans. If the Daddy is pretty dark you can expect the baby to have a darker tone, if he's light the baby is most often light. Anyway you look at it though mixed children are some of the most beautiful children around. I have great looking kids, don't get me wrong, but mine aren't mixed and I have to admit I'd like it very much if I had olive skinned children instead of my poor pale babies that burn after 10 minutes on the swings!

Keep in mind that it may take a few days for the pigment to "come in," so the baby might be born very pale but end up a bit darker after a few days.

Answer 2

Yes the baby would be statistically 25% african american and 75% caucasian but as for the skin tone once the baby is born, it just depends on the genes. For example a baby can have a mom with blonde hair and a dad with brown hair but alas the baby comes out with red hair? Somewhere in the family tree someone has red hair and the baby took on that specific gene. So basically what I'm trying to say is that you never know. The baby could look completely like the mom or like the dad's uncle. You never know.

Answer 3

Half Black Half White

Answer 4

I read a book where both parents were white and had a half black child. it turned out the father's grandmother had an affair with a black man and it did not show up in the gene pool until then. Isn't that interesting?

But yeah, I bet your baby will be beautiful no matter what the color.

Answer 5

No way to tell. Skin tone is not just decided based on the dominant genes from the mother and father of the child. It also has to do with recessive genes on both sides.

For an extreme example...you can have to white parents and have a baby with a darker skinned complexion. If back in the family recessive gene pool is a darker gene. Rare, yes. But it can happen. Especially with eye color. Two parents can have blue eyes and end up with a child with green eyes or dark eyes based on recessive genes.

Answer 6

Black is the dominant trait in mixed parentage, but there is still a small chance that the baby will be born light skinned. I can't even tell you how many black parents I have known who were shocked because their baby was so light skinned. Another factor with light skinned babies is their skin tone can take a year to become what it will be for the rest of their life. Whatever color they are, they will be gorgeous!

Answer 7

Hello I myself am half black/half white and I have 2 sons by 2different guys and the guys are both white. To be totally honest it depends on how dark your features are. My oldest sons dad has dark hair dark eyes and my son son is the same way. Now my baby has green eyes and light brown hair like my husband. It really just all depends. When I was pregnant with my first I was wondering the same thing. Overall both of my boys are white and beautiful to look at.... Hope everything goes well for you.

Answer 8

The genes in the DNA that wld manifest the color of the skin is composed of many loci. So when a child is born, his genes are a mixture of these genetic loci half received from his father and the other half from his mother. So the color of his skin will depend on the predominant genes that he will receive from his parents. Altho as we all know when dealing with colors, when black and white are combined, white always loses it predominance. So expect the baby not to be white. Some degrees of black wld be better considered.

Answer 9

he's gonna be light most likely. But you never know. I'm white and my baby daddy is black but my baby is light skinned, you can tell he's mixed but probably wouldn't guess black...
But i also have a friend who is white and babys dad is black and her kids are dark. Everyone is different, it could come out looking 100% white or 100% black, you just never know what your genes are capable of! But mixed babies are the most beautiful!!!

Answer 10

There is a 25% chance that the baby will black (darker than the father), a 50% chance the baby will be the same skin tone as the father, and a 25% chance that the baby will be white.