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    Simple question. I've always noticed that most Bangladeshi/Sylheti families are very diverse. The children can look quite fair or dark, have a broad range of facial features and vary in build too.

    This is quite different to my own family, and something I just noted as a child.

    Is this variability true of other desis?

    I'm guessing it's a consequence of intermixing with various races, in the past. And, as we didn't mix heavily, there's a firm likeness that flows down the generations.

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    Only one of them

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    I look like a more Caucasian version of my dad, with my mum's nose and no obvious SSA features. My brother looks less similar to either parent

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pro.crasti.nation View Post
    Simple question. I've always noticed that most Bangladeshi/Sylheti families are very diverse. The children can look quite fair or dark, have a broad range of facial features and vary in build too.

    This is quite different to my own family, and something I just noted as a child.

    Is this variability true of other desis?

    I'm guessing it's a consequence of intermixing with various races, in the past. And, as we didn't mix heavily, there's a firm likeness that flows down the generations.
    Sylheti family I know is extremelly dark, significantly more so than Gypsies. None of them is even remotely light. But they vary in facial features a lot. Woman looks almost Burmese/SE Asian, children look south Indian with broad/fluffy features (very dark indo-brachid) and father looks like Indo-melanid type with refined features.
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    Nah not at all, but I have some traits after them.
    After my dad I have prominent chin, I'm tall, can tan well, good upper body.
    Afrer my mom I have a bit wider jaw and her nose.
    Both have pretty good genetics in terms of health (No diseases no alergies) and they both look younger they are.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pro.crasti.nation View Post
    Simple question. I've always noticed that most Bangladeshi/Sylheti families are very diverse. The children can look quite fair or dark, have a broad range of facial features and vary in build too.
    Same in Peru. I look mostly like my mom's family men.

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    mix of both. I have my dad's features with my mom's skin tone.
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    Cool, some interesting responses.

    What about grandparents?

    Looking over some of the submissions on the taxonomy forum, I think there are a few cases of prominent Indians/desis/Parsis with dramatic variation within the two generations (parents and siblings).

    I should mention that, I didn't get my father's eyes or his propensity to burn in the sun (he goes lobster red, if he gets in the Bangladeshi sun for any length of time, I tan deeply, then begin to burn after a couple of hours).

    I'm also half a foot shorter, probably thanks to my mum.

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