Surprise! The probability of male hair loss being passed on to a child is so high

Many men with hair loss are worried about whether their children will be as smart as themselves in the future. We can learn more about the issue of hair loss inheritance through the following sets of data.

Hair loss genetic condition

First: If the father does not have hair loss, the mother does not have hair loss. If the offspring is male, the probability of hair loss is <25%; if the offspring is female, there is 100% chance of hair loss.

Second: If the father has hair loss and the mother does not, the probability of hair loss for male offspring is about 70% or more; if the offspring is female, the probability of hair loss is only about 15%.

Third: If the father does not have hair loss but the mother does, and the offspring is male, the probability of hair loss is as high as 100%; if the offspring is female, the probability of hair loss is 0%.

Fourth: If both the father and the mother suffer from hair loss, and the offspring is a male, the probability of hair loss is still 100%. If the offspring is a female, the probability of hair loss is about 75%.

Will all children who inherit hair loss be bald?

Even though they are both children with the same gene, the fate of hair loss in the future is different for males and females. In reality, we rarely see female hair loss develop into baldness, but male baldness is common. Why is this?

The severity of hair loss depends not only on the hair loss gene, but also on the male hormones in the body. The male hormones in women are generally very low, so hair loss is not too serious. Even some women may not show any hair loss even if they have the hair loss gene.