Question: What decides red hair colour?

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From: Prarie Dawn
Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 03:33

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Hi,

If the mother has red hair, and the father has fair hair (that has darkened
since birth), what are the odds of their child having red hair or blonde
hair?

Is there any pattern?

thanks

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