Have you ever know anyone who's had a baby born of a different skin colour than the parents because of a recessive gene and not infidelity? Is it even possible?
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I've read about it, but I've never seen it before, I suppose it is possible
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From "Ask a Geneticist" "Tough question to answer but here’s my best shot. It certainly seems possible for two white people to have a black baby even if the baby’s grandparents appear white as well. Even though the genetics behind all of this are really poorly understood, there are lots of stories where white parents have black babies. In fact, one such story may become a movie" http://www.thetech.org/genetics/ask.php?id=9 It gets weirder: "Black and white twins" "When Kylie Hodgson gave birth to twin daughters by caesarean section, she was just relieved that they had arrived safely. It was only when the midwife handed them over for her to hold that she noticed the difference between them. Remee, who weighed 5lb 15oz, was blonde and fair skinned. Her sister Kian, born a minute later weighing 6lb, was black." http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-377839/Black-white-twins.html
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My mother told me a story years ago of a couple she knew. Both white and they had a black baby. After much investigation it turned out he had a black ancestor. No idea how this works - I would have expected a black gene to be dominant.
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