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21st July 2010, 15:39
Black Parents Shocked to Give Birth to White Baby Girl
A black couple living in the U.K. were shocked by the birth of a
blonde haired, blue-eyed girl.
Ben Ihegboro must have briefly questioned his wife Angela's fidelity
after the birth of Nmachi, and he conceded: “We both just sat there
after the birth staring at her”.
As there is no known mixed-race background in either of the parents'
families, geneticists are baffled by the newborn's surprise
appearance.
Nmachi is the couple's third child, with Dumebi, 2, and Chisom, 4,
each bearing a strong resemblance to their parents. Doctors rejected
the possibility of the baby being albino. The real cause is unknown,
with the only explanation being a "genetic quirk." (See pictures of
the first years of four babies.)
Professor Bryan Sykes, head of human genetics at Oxford University,
described the birth as "extraordinary," telling The Sun that for the
baby to be completely white, both Ben and Angela would need to have
"some form of white ancestry.'" The explanation for this lies in that
mixed-race women carry some eggs containing genes for white skin and
others for black; similarly men carry the same range of genes in their
sperm. (See pictures of pregnant belly art.)
Professor Sykes commented: "The hair is extremely unusual. Even many
blonde children don't have blonde hair like this at birth."
Ben said that his son Chisom "keeps coming to look at his sister and
then sits down looking puzzled."
Well, Chisom, we're puzzled too! (via The Sun)
Read more: http://newsfeed.time.com/2010/07/20/black-parents-shocked-to-give-birth-to-white-baby-girl/?hpt=C2#ixzz0uJzPnOJJ
A black couple living in the U.K. were shocked by the birth of a
blonde haired, blue-eyed girl.
Ben Ihegboro must have briefly questioned his wife Angela's fidelity
after the birth of Nmachi, and he conceded: “We both just sat there
after the birth staring at her”.
As there is no known mixed-race background in either of the parents'
families, geneticists are baffled by the newborn's surprise
appearance.
Nmachi is the couple's third child, with Dumebi, 2, and Chisom, 4,
each bearing a strong resemblance to their parents. Doctors rejected
the possibility of the baby being albino. The real cause is unknown,
with the only explanation being a "genetic quirk." (See pictures of
the first years of four babies.)
Professor Bryan Sykes, head of human genetics at Oxford University,
described the birth as "extraordinary," telling The Sun that for the
baby to be completely white, both Ben and Angela would need to have
"some form of white ancestry.'" The explanation for this lies in that
mixed-race women carry some eggs containing genes for white skin and
others for black; similarly men carry the same range of genes in their
sperm. (See pictures of pregnant belly art.)
Professor Sykes commented: "The hair is extremely unusual. Even many
blonde children don't have blonde hair like this at birth."
Ben said that his son Chisom "keeps coming to look at his sister and
then sits down looking puzzled."
Well, Chisom, we're puzzled too! (via The Sun)
Read more: http://newsfeed.time.com/2010/07/20/black-parents-shocked-to-give-birth-to-white-baby-girl/?hpt=C2#ixzz0uJzPnOJJ