Baldness in Ethnic Groups

[Mosov]

recent studies have shown that you get your male pattern baldness gene from your mother who got it from her father through the x chromosome he gave to her,then she passes it to you., it has nothing to do with your paternal side. because your father can only give his male child the y chromosome which is believed not to carry the male patterness gene.

yep that is true, though I've heard that it isn't set in stone this hypothesis.

[Benacer]

I have a receding hairline, life is unfair.

[ricko0812]

youre right that it is not set in stone and will probably be revised and changed as more research is done. But as of right now, it holds true for me at least.

[brick]

recent studies have shown that you get your male pattern baldness gene from your mother who got it from her father through the x chromosome he gave to her,then she passes it to you., it has nothing to do with your paternal side. because your father can only give his male child the y chromosome which is believed not to carry the male patterness gene.

Not always. As I said, I got my mpb from my dad's side.

[Mosov]

Not always. As I said, I got my mpb from my dad's side.

Like most traits, it's most likely a combination of maternal and paternal genes that determines this. Though, I think it can be said that the maternal gene on this plays a bigger role in determining baldness.

[piranha]

For whatever reason, American Indian men don't seem to go bald. Mestizos don't go bald often because southern Europeans, including the Spanish, also don't go bald very often.

I've noticed that among Caucasian men, there is a correlation between baldness and tertiary hair cover. Men with a full head of hair are often only able to grow patchy facial hair, while balding men are able to grow full beards.

It seems that baldness is highly common among northern Europeans but not as common among southern Europeans.

These two nords in their early 20s have already lost a good amount of their hair. I simply don't see hair loss at such a level among southern Europeans.





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[Prisoner Of Ice]

Neanderthal trait.

[Neanderthal]

For whatever reason, American Indian men don't seem to go bald. Mestizos don't go bald often because southern Europeans, including the Spanish, also don't go bald very often.

I've noticed that among Caucasian men, there is a correlation between baldness and tertiary hair cover. Men with a full head of hair are often only able to grow patchy facial hair, while balding men are able to grow full beards.

It seems that baldness is highly common among northern Europeans but not as common among southern Europeans.

These two nords in their early 20s have already lost a good amount of their hair. I simply don't see hair loss at such a level among southern Europeans.

Not quite, it's just different forehead dimension and hair pattern rather than a northern vs southern thing. The first southern example you posted doesn't even has what can be called a human forehead.

My hair is pretty similar to your Nordic examples and has been like that since I was an infant, unless perhaps I was born somehow bald(?). I have notice there's a correlation between reduced Cromagnid/Neotenic types and baldness tho. You hardly see a Dolicholeptomorphic bald individual.

[DeaththeKid]

Do Italians have a high rate of baldness? Based on the ones I know personally they seem to but it could just be a coincidence.