If a redhead was to have children with a brunette, what are the chances their baby will have red hai

I am a brunette (3/4 Asian) and I have actually had a child with a man that had red hair. My son was born with strawberry-blonde hair; but as he grew older it changed to straight blonde, then to sandy blonde, and finally to light brown - which is what it is now at 6 years of age. I thought my brown hair/eyes were dominant, but since light hair/eyes does exist in my family, those traits were able to break through. So, it really does depend on the family background - not just on the traits of the parents. I've actually seen a brunette couple that had 3 kids who all turned out to be red-heads.

If you really want to break it down though, you can do one of those Punnett Squares that you learned how to do in high school Biology :o)

If a redhead was to have children with a brunette, what are the chances their baby will have red hair?

Depends on if both parents have redheads in their family lines. There is probably a one in four chance.

If a redhead was to have children with a brunette, what are the chances their baby will have red hair?

I'm not sure what the chances are, but I'm sure it can happen. I'm a blonde, my husband is brunette (dark brown hair), and our son has red hair. Not bright red, but a beautiful light brown/red combo.

If a redhead was to have children with a brunette, what are the chances their baby will have red hair?

50% chance

If a redhead was to have children with a brunette, what are the chances their baby will have red hair?

Have a child with this person and find out

If a redhead was to have children with a brunette, what are the chances their baby will have red hair?

The children would more than likely have Red hair. It only takes one dominant gene to carry the red hair onto your children. Which means that even if one of the grandparents had red hair you are likely to carry that onto your children aswell.

If a redhead was to have children with a brunette, what are the chances their baby will have red hair?

That's not so much a black-and-white, either-or trait. I think the genes mix and there can be various degrees of each color.

If a redhead was to have children with a brunette, what are the chances their baby will have red hair?

Red hair is a recessive trait, and brunette hair is a dominant trait. So if the brunette carries the recessive trait, the chances are 50% that the baby will have red hair. If the brunette does not carry the recessive trait, the baby will be brunette.

In case you're interested, the Mendelian (hope I'm spelling that right) square is how you figure this out.

If a redhead was to have children with a brunette, what are the chances their baby will have red hair?

There is no way to tell because you do not know if the brunette carries the recessive gene for red hair.

If there are redheads on both sides, you probably have a good chance.

Keep in mind that if you do get a redhead at birth it may change by age two.

My oldest was born red--turned brown, my second was blond until age 3 when he went light brown....so at the time my third was born with flaming red hair I had a blond, a brunette and a redhead all at once.

Currently the youngest looks like he'll stay red like dad and the other two are brown like me.

I guess you'll just have to have a few kids to find out about that red gene. LOL!

If a redhead was to have children with a brunette, what are the chances their baby will have red hair?

No possible way to figure the odds there. My ex-husband and I both have dark brown hair and blue eyes. Our 7 year old son has strawberry blonde hair and pale grey eyes. His hair is showing no signs of darkening either.