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I don’t get it…
#1
I don’t get it…
Freckles are a dominant trait, but they’re rare. Am I misunderstanding something about genetics?
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#2
RE: I don’t get it…
Any child with freckles is usually drowned shortly after birth.
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#3
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Gene function, or lack there of.

"Common variations (polymorphisms) in the MC1R gene are associated with normal differences in skin and hair color.": https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/gene/MC1R
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#4
RE: I don’t get it…
(July 20, 2020 at 12:30 pm)BrokenQuill92 Wrote: Freckles are a dominant trait, but they’re rare. Am I misunderstanding something about genetics?

A little.

The dominance of a gene has nothing to do with the rarity of the trait controlled by that gene. Dominance simply means that one variety of a gene overrides a different variety of the same gene.

If freckle gene A is dominant over freckle gene B, but the genes are only found in 1% of the population, all it means is that the children of parents are with FGA are likely to be freckled. It doesn’t necessarily mean that the entire population will eventually sport freckles, because 99% of people don’t have the genes for freckles in the first place.

Boru
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RE: I don’t get it…
(July 20, 2020 at 1:09 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:
(July 20, 2020 at 12:30 pm)BrokenQuill92 Wrote: Freckles are a dominant trait, but they’re rare. Am I misunderstanding something about genetics?

A little.

The dominance of a gene has nothing to do with the rarity of the trait controlled by that gene. Dominance simply means that one variety of a gene overrides a different variety of the same gene.

If freckle gene A is dominant over freckle gene B, but the genes are only found in 1% of the population, all it means is that the children of parents are with FGA are likely to be freckled. It doesn’t necessarily mean that the entire population will eventually sport freckles, because 99% of people don’t have the genes for freckles in the first place.

Boru
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#6
RE: I don’t get it…
I love freckles Dunno

don't have them but the wife and earlier girlfriends all had red hair and freckles
(prolly not a coincidence)
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#7
RE: I don’t get it…
What Are Freckles, Why Do They Appear, and More
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#8
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Yeah, dominance should not be understood here in terms of overall population frequency. What Boru said basically
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#9
RE: I don’t get it…
(July 20, 2020 at 6:58 pm)ignoramus Wrote: I love freckles Dunno

don't have them but the wife and earlier girlfriends all had red hair and freckles
(prolly not a coincidence)
Redheads with freckles are hot 😍
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#10
RE: I don’t get it…
(July 21, 2020 at 8:34 am)BrokenQuill92 Wrote:
(July 20, 2020 at 6:58 pm)ignoramus Wrote: I love freckles Dunno

don't have them but the wife and earlier girlfriends all had red hair and freckles
(prolly not a coincidence)
Redheads with freckles are hot 😍

Awww... *goes all blushy*

Boru
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