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2023-09-24 17:30:17 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

The post is right in that both parents must carry a copy of the recessive gene, but just carrying a copy does not determine your hair color. A person carrying both genes for red and brown hair, for example, will have brown hair, due to it being a dominant gene https://www.xcode.life/genes-and-skin/red-hair-gene-carrier/#:~:text=Red%20hair%20is%20a%20recessive,still%20have%20darker%20hair%20color.

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• The post is right in that both parents must carry a copy of the recessive gene, but just carrying a copy does not determine your hair color. A person carrying both genes for red and brown hair, for example, will have brown hair, due to it being a dominant gene https://www.xcode.life/genes-and-skin/red-hair-gene-carrier/#:~:text=Red%20hair%20is%20a%20recessive,still%20have%20darker%20hair%20color.