7. Hair type and color
According to scientists, recessive and dominant genes play a huge role when it comes to determining the hair color and type of a child. For example, it is more likely that the baby will inherit the mother’s dominant gene for hair texture and color.
8. Hashimoto’s Disease
Hashimoto’s disease is a condition in which the thyroid is attacked by the immune system. The thyroid is a small gland that is situated at the base of the neck. This gland is a component of the endocrine system, which is responsible for producing hormones that coordinate several body functions.
It has been found that Hashimoto’s disease is usually passed down from the mother of the baby, or from someone in her family tree. It is believed that if a mother has Hashimoto’s disease or other thyroid issues, the children are more likely to have it as well.
8 thoughts on “14 Things That You Inherited From Your Parents”
my grandfather on my mother’s side was called “Black Tom Murphy” …because of his black hair. I am 86 and just started to have some gray in my black hair!!!!
I THINK THIS INFORMATION WAS VERY INFORMATIVE AND HELPFUL & INTERESTING.
I like it because I feel connected to my loved ones and that feels good even though they are gone,
My grandmother once found a picture of what she though was my dad and I and asked when it was taken. I looked at the pic but didn’t recognize it. I turned it over and it was taken in 1971, 7 years before I was even born. The picture was of my mom and dad, and that’s the day I realized I look exactly like my mother.
Very interesting about the telomeres. I was thirty one years old and always got carded. According to some people I looked eighteen or twenty.
My teeth are exactly like my mother’s. Every one is twisted, crowded and turned just like hers. Interesting article.
As far as for the teeth i got the space from my Mother’s side. Not my Dad’s.
Dear ladies and Gentlemen,
You did NOT cover two conditions that I did inherit from my ancestors, and you could have mentioned them. One is partial color blindness, which I didn’t realize that I had, but when I took an Army Physical in 1970, I was informed that I have Red-Green color blindness, which I probably got from my mother’s side. Another trait that I know that I received from my mother’s side is an Essential Tremor. My mother’s father had a fairly severe case of this. He was as farmer, in the country, outside of Buffalo, NY. in the early 1900s. My sister also inherited this trait. My mother was one of four children (2 boys, 2 girls). All were married and had children, but my sister and I were the only lucky ones to have this trait appear. I am trying to find out if anyone else on my grandfather’s side exhibited this trait. No success so far.