SKIN COLOR,Genetics

This could absolutely be your child. We all carry recessive and dominant genes. There is a black and white couple in England that have two sets of twins. A child from each set is black and while the other looks white in appearance.
I know that I have some Norwegian blood in me, somewhere, because many members of my family suffer from a genetic disease. I can trace my ancestry on both sides for many centuries, with none of them having ever stepped on Scandinavian soil. Genes are funny things, sometimes they get tripped frequently and in other instances they skip generations.

Your baby boy has the skintone of your father.

You see that, right?

Joe(hug that baby)Nation

So you actually mean i can have kids my Dad's color? what if i opt for a Paternal DNA test? would that be the answer at least to clear my doubts?

There you go...COULD? so there's still a probability that the child ain't mine...Thanks for your help.

Of course you can have children with the skin-tone of your father.

Read what you wrote yourself:


See? First you say everybody in your family is fair-skinned, but that's not so. You slip in the part about your dad being 'pure black'.

ahem, that changes everything. You carry both your mother's genes and your father's.

By your own testimony, you say that the WOMEN in your family (your mother and your sisters) all have fair skinned children.

But you are not a woman. Males carry different sets of genes.

You heard that only men with "strong black genes" can have a pure black baby.....? That's you, my brother. Well, sort of, it's much more complicated than that. There is no such thing as "strong black genes."

There are numerous genes involved in the process, not a pair or two.

But from what you yourself have said : there's a very good chance that you and any woman will have more children who look like your dad.

And, it's just as likely (genetically speaking) that some of your children will look like your mom and your sisters.

I would suggest that you take time to read the science on genetics before doubting the paternity of your child.

Meanwhile, hug that baby. Kiss your lady. And try to see further than the tips of your fingers.

Joe(Be a good dad. )Nation

This is almost a meaningless statement in terms of molecular biology.

Black parents who've had twins have on at least 2 occassions had one baby be white and the other be black at birth. What will happen to the children's skin color as they age is however anyone's guess.

Thanks Joe, I think i'll settle with your Answer...You'll make a good Dad...God Bless...

I am curious about what genetic defect the Norwegians have and the rest of the Scandinavians don´t have.
You don´t have to have been in Norway to have Norwegian blood in your veins - afterall the Norwegians sailed the seven seas and certainly planted their off spring in many places.

Dupuytren’s disease. Thanks for the lesson in genetics...
Obviously.
So, you've basically made my point. You are of African descent and you're surprised you have a black child. Will the wonders never cease...

Haha!!! sounds silly right? Just wanted opinions to help soothe my disturbed mind...Many people who meet me for the first time never think i'm of African descent...

Sounds like your troubled mind is a result of you not trusting the faithfulness of your wife.

She must feel really great about your thinking she was stepping out on you.

Thank you for your info
I got some more information about the desease over internet. According to my infor it is not only Norwefians but Scandinavians in general and northern Europens,

I believe they have traced the disease to one tiny village in Norway. Regardless, it goes to show how powerful genetics are. I can trace my family in England almost 1000 years. No Vikings in the mix, but they are somewhere...

You are really lucky, who can trace your family that far back. That is very unusual.

I'm sure you know that 1000 years ago is precisely when the Scandinavians were at their height of power. They invaded England in the 8oo's CE and defeated every single English kingdom, ending up controlling most of the Eastern and Northern part of the island.

Danelaw : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danelaw

So there would have been plenty of Danes and Norwegians around to knoodle their way into your lineage.

Joe(I think that's a good Scandanavian word.)Nation

That was my point Joe. If a disease could potentially be traveling around my blood line with not a viking to be seen for 1000 years, I think it's entirely possible for a light skinned african to have a a black baby.

Oh, you meant that it's been a 1000 years since your relations had, er, relations with the Vikings, yet the genetic condition still shows up.

Joe(got it)Nation

A Viking does not have to be a Norwegian - it can also be a Dane or a Swede.
Dupuytren’s disease can be found in northern Europeans, which does not mean it is only Norwegians - your family could have gotten this desease much later and from some other European.
It is not even proven it comes from a Norwegian village.

You know how rumours spread... Family lore has it that a fair, young, virginal rose got lost in the Yorkshire bluffs, only to come across a marauding viking named Alfgeir. Her name is lost in time, as is often the case. He of course swept her off her feet, molested her and left her with child and no support and no roof either, because that's what they do, they set fire to the thatch and they take the loot and sail away.
Those damn Vikings.. The blueprint for dead beat dads everywhere.