I've become pretty confused about baldness recently because of how it's inherited, so I was hoping somebody good with genetics could help me out.
On my dad's side, he has a full head of hair. His dad had a lot of his hair up until around 60 years old, then it started thinning. His mom has a full head of hair.
On my mom's side, she has a full head of very, very thick hair, much like I do now. Her mom used to have thick hair from what I understand, but she underwent chemo for breast cancer, so it's not thick right now. Her dad, though, has been mostly bald from the age of ~15. So has her brother (my uncle).
I have massively thick hair. I'm worried that I might go bald when I start T, though, because I heard that children get it from their mother. Is baldness recessive, and is it an x-linked trait? What are the chances of me going bald like my grandpa and uncle?
It's possible but it's not something easily predicted. Hairloss isn't 100% genetic, a person who is malnourished will often lose their hair because of their diet. It's estimated that half of all males will be bald or have some major hairloss, one in four men start going bald by age 30.
From what I've been taught; the gene for male pattern baldness comes from your mother's side - so have a look at her father and/or brothers etc to get a small idea of what you're getting into.
For what it's worth; I'm going bald exceptionally fast. It used to get me down, but there's nothing more masculine than losing your hair.
Quote from: spenceroar on March 22, 2011, 12:33:48 AM
From what I've been taught; the gene for male pattern baldness comes from your mother's side - so have a look at her father and/or brothers etc to get a small idea of what you're getting into.
For what it's worth; I'm going bald exceptionally fast. It used to get me down, but there's nothing more masculine than losing your hair.
Just based on some quick wiki research (which may not be completely accurate) baldness is linked to the X chromosome, so while a cis male with XY genes would look at his mother's side, since the X comes from the mother, and Y from the father. A trans man with XX genes will need to look at both sides since one X is from his mother and one X is from his father.