Boudica
07-04-2011, 04:23 AM
Okay, so I'm not sure if this is strange/abnormal or not but it seems as if there is a trend of some sort that occurs on my mothers side of the family. My 23andme said that I should have blonde hair (I have brown). My maternal grandmother was blonde hair and blue eyed, she had my mother and my mother was brown hair and hazel eyed, she then had my aunt who was blonde hair and blue eyed. My mother had me, I am brown hair and hazel eyed, then had my half sister whom is blonde hair and blue eyed, it's the same pattern that occurred when my grandma had my mom and aunt.
I wouldn't think that this was strange if it were not for the fact that my mother is the only person on both sides (maternal and paternal) with hazel eyes, the rest of my family has blue eyes, and I came out with hazel eyes, and the fact that my sister has blonde hair and blue eyes when my mother has brown hair and hazel eyes and my step father (my half sister's father) has dark brown hair and brown eyes. Is this strange, or do Scandinavians and Germans just carry a sort of strong/random Blonde hair/Blue eyed gene?
I wouldn't think that this was strange if it were not for the fact that my mother is the only person on both sides (maternal and paternal) with hazel eyes, the rest of my family has blue eyes, and I came out with hazel eyes, and the fact that my sister has blonde hair and blue eyes when my mother has brown hair and hazel eyes and my step father (my half sister's father) has dark brown hair and brown eyes. Is this strange, or do Scandinavians and Germans just carry a sort of strong/random Blonde hair/Blue eyed gene?