I was wondering how this works as I’ve read up on it but I am still very confused. I am 20 and have a full head of hair. My father who is 54, also has a full head of hair but it is fine to where I can see his scalp. He also has a receding hairline. My fathers father has a full head of hair and he is 82 but had the same type of hair as my father. My mothers father has a full head of good hair and his father did too. BUT my grandmothers from my mothers side and my fathers side both had fathers that were bald which worries me a lot. Does this mean I will go bald or do I only need to look at my mothers fathers hair to know if I will go bald or not.
Thank you so much.
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There are actually many genes involved in balding, some connected to the x chromosome and some the y. The main baldness gene is found to be on the maternal x chromosome. So if you are male, you inherited your x chromosome from your mom. So the likelihood of you becoming bald is fairly high if your mom’s dad was bald. But remember your mom has two x chromosomes so she may not have passed on the gene to her male child. The male child may have gotten the mom’s x chromosome that doesn’t carry the gene. So just because your mom’s dad is bald doesn’t mean you will be but your chances are higher. Now if your y chromosome, which you get from your dad, carries one of those other baldness genes NOT related to the x chromosome, you still have a chance of being bald even if you did not inherit your mother’s chromosome that has the main baldness gene. So, If your maternal grandfather is bald you have a high likelihood of going bald. If your dad is bald too, you have an even higher chance of being bald because he may be bald due to a gene on his Y chromosome that causes baldness.
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