https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 24 Apr 2026 17:47:49 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/interesting-how-genetics-work#post-971593 Mon, 29 Jul 2013 07:51:22 +0000 oliviaoblivia 971593@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Dandelion: me too! So cool!<br /> <a href="http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20249682,00.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20249682,00.html</a></p> <p>@Mrs. Pen: my mom is Spanish and has ivory skin and blue eyes. Her whole side of the family has light eyes and fair skin. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/interesting-how-genetics-work#post-971518 Mon, 29 Jul 2013 07:10:11 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 971518@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pen: My grandparents were dark brown, my mother is very light skinned. If it wasn't for her father's nose jokes about the milk man's baby surely would have rubbed him the wrong way. :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/interesting-how-genetics-work#post-971479 Mon, 29 Jul 2013 06:40:45 +0000 Mrs. Pen 971479@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Really interesting!</p> <p>As a teen I babysat for a family where the mom was very fair, blonde and blue eyed and her husband was mixed race, but very obviously Spanish heritage with dark hair, dark eyes and darker skin. ALL three or their sons were born with fair skin, light blonde hair and blue eyes! It was so weird to me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/interesting-how-genetics-work#post-971477 Mon, 29 Jul 2013 06:34:14 +0000 Dandelion 971477@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow, that's neat!</p> <p>I've heard of mixed couples having twins where one was dark and one was lighter...but I've never heard of this! So cool! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/interesting-how-genetics-work#post-971475 Mon, 29 Jul 2013 06:32:50 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 971475@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm inclined to agree with the doctor that the baby has a form of albinism. The lighter baby does not have a fair/light skin tone that I normally see with light skin blacks-mixed race or not. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/interesting-how-genetics-work#post-971389 Mon, 29 Jul 2013 03:07:38 +0000 Cherrybee 971389@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wowzer! Its a good job mum isn't white, huh?! Dad would not have believed her!! He's so pretty, I love his full head of shiny hair! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/interesting-how-genetics-work#post-971383 Mon, 29 Jul 2013 02:54:55 +0000 BSB 971383@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow, that is interesting! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/interesting-how-genetics-work#post-971353 Mon, 29 Jul 2013 01:03:19 +0000 PointeShoesTutus 971353@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband ran across this article online and I found it super fascinating and just had to share. </p> <p><a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/world/2011/05/17/black-parents-shocked-when-son-was-born-white" rel="nofollow">http://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/world/2011/05/17/black-parents-shocked-when-son-was-born-white</a></p> <p>Apparently, the mom is African-Carribean and must have some white an sectors because her second little guy has pale skin but according to the article, he isn't albino. Although the article quotes a doctor saying there are varying degrees of albinism. The picture of all four of them is so cool. I think the little guy looks just like his brother except he has light skin. It's so interesting how genes can mutate.</p> <p>I've workedwith a couple of kids with albinism and they both had a much more distinctive look that this little guy seems to be lacking. </p>