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What's the likely-hood of having a "red head" baby?

Just a general question really when me and my other half were discussing family planning-

His mum, auntie, cousin and grandfather are "gingers" he also has fair, freckle like skin and his sister has strawberry blonde hair- his brother however is dark haired, 'normal' skin tone.

Therefore, roughly what is the probability that we could have a little red head of our own?

Thank you for your time!!

Update:

I have natural mousy brown hair and green eyes with streaks of blue. I have plae skin, but tan well.

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  • Loobie
    Lv 5
    8 years ago
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    The red hair gene requires both parents to have a recessive red hair gene, If you do not have that gene, then pretty much no chance your children will be born with red hair, although a slight mixing of the colours is possible.. He most likely has that gene passed on with so many red haired people in his family. It's also possible you carry the gene, but until it meets up with another recessive red hair gene, it would not have made red haired children..... It doesn't mean that ALL of your children would be red headed even if you both carry that gene....if you do both carry that gene.

    Let's say, your husband has a dominant BROWN haired gene, and a Recessive red gene

    You have a dominant BLONDE haired gene, and a recessive red hair gene as well. 25% chance of each.

    DD (dominant genes from you and your husband) your child has a mixture of brown/blonde hair.

    DR (dominant gene from you and recessive from your husband) child has blonde hair.

    DR (dominant gene from your husband, recessive from you) your child has brown hair.

    RR (recessive genes from both) your child has red hair.

    Source(s): Biology and genetics from years ago at school.
  • 8 years ago

    My dad had black or brown hair, I can't quite remember he died when I was young, anyway, and my mum had brown reddish hair and both me and my little sister have red hair. I'd say the chances are fairly high, but I wouldnt put a bet on it haha

  • 8 years ago

    It matters what your hair is like too. My mom, sister, brother and me are all red-headed, fair skinned, freckley faced "gingers" too haha. But my husband is Puerto Rican, so both our babies came out with his dark eyes. They were still darker skinned than me, but they were much much whiter than their daddy. The first born - hair color didn't change, it was black like daddys, but thin like mine - for the entire 7 months she was living. Her sister though, she's got dark hair... but it's tinted red, and it's real thin like mine. It's super pretty in my opinion. It's like black hair with strawberry blondish streaks. It varies. And you didn't mention your attributes, so I can't say any further.

  • 4 years ago

    I think blonde hair is sexiest, but brown hair can end up being really sexy too. Black hair is never sexy. It's just really boring and boring and flatters few caractère. Blonde hair looks best with glowing blue eyes.

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  • rozier
    Lv 4
    4 years ago

    blondes tend to be less common so they are handled exotically or like a novelty.

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    well, there is a chance your baby could be a "red head" because of the genes passed on, for example : if someones mum or dad had a condition like diabetes and they had a child and the child didn't have diabetes it is more likely for their child's child (if u get what i mean) to have diabetes, if your child's child doesn't get diabetes then your child's grandson/granddaughter would probably have diabetes, its all passes from genes. :)

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