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by Miss Awesome on May 12th, 2006

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Is it possible for a biracial child (Caucasian and African-American) to have a skin tone darker than his or her darkest parent?

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  • by Encyclopedia_John on May 14th, 2006

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    If one parent is 100% white and the other is 100% black, it's not possible. The kids will be a shade of brown, and be obviously biracial.
    If one parent is 100% white and the other is biracial, it's possible to have a child that's slightly darker than the biracial parent, but not significantly darker, and will still appear to be biracial.
    If both parents are biracial, it is possible to have kids anywhere from 100% white to 100% black.
    The genetics of skin color is complicated since there are at least three genes that work together to determine skin color. Also most American blacks have up to 25% white genes.

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    • I answered the question but you rated me down. I said it was "possible"

      Alatea

      by Alatea on May 15th, 2006

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