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What the child inherits from the father: diseases and external signs
The baby is born thanks to both parents. And he has an equal number of genes from both. However, in some ways the popes were more influential.
A lot depends on the health of the expectant mother and her genetics. We have already written what the most common diseases can be transmitted to a child from a mother. But dads are also not without sin. And even more than some people think!
It depends only on the dad what gender the child will be. In a female egg, the set of chromosomes is the same – X, but sperm can carry two different sex chromosomes – X or Y. If the combination of XX is formed during fertilization, a girl will be born, if XY is a boy. However, what factors determine which of the chromosomes will be more successful, scientists still do not fully understand. It is believed that diet, blood pressure, or stress levels may affect this. And there is another – that the distribution of X and Y chromosomes in the father’s sperm depends on some gene that has not yet been found.
Fathers transmit to children an increased likelihood of developing coronary heart disease and a tendency to hypercholesterolemia, that is, an increased level of cholesterol in the blood. And from fathers to children, an increased level of stress is often transmitted. But here scientists still cannot decide whether this feature is innate or one that the child absorbs from the very moment of conception, because they hear and feel the cry and irritation, even while in the womb.
If the dad has orthodontic problems, then the child is likely to have them. Crowded teeth, sunken chin, other problems with the bite – this is all the baby inherits from his father. As well as the shape and size of the teeth and jaw. Let us recall that the baby inherits a tendency to caries from the mother. And there isn’t much you can do about it. You can only correct problems in time and monitor your own health, especially for women during pregnancy.
If you are dreaming of a basketball career for a future baby, then you need to choose a tall man as a father. According to the laws of genetics, in tall fathers, as a rule, children also inherit this feature. But here, too, scientists have not yet fully decided. According to one recent study, there is genetic factors that affect the growth of the child. And there is also such a sign – children outgrow their parents. However, it is rarely justified.
Mental disorders can be transmitted to a child by both parents. But some diagnoses are more likely to be passed on from the father. Among them are schizophrenia and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. These troubles can also be inherited from moms, as well as bipolar disorder. But less often. The reason for this is the fact that the future woman receives all her eggs in her mother’s belly. And in men, sperm is produced throughout their lives. Moreover, with age, its quality deteriorates.
As for eye color, male genes dominate female genes, so there is a high probability that a child will be born with the same eyes as his father. However, there is also an “all-sex” dominant – if one of the parents has brown eyes, then the child will also have brown. But at the same time, there are cases when dad’s eye color, although lighter, still suppresses mom’s brown-eyed. In general, genetics cannot be called an exact science.
Not very good news when it comes to dad’s inability to conceive. If a man suffers from infertility, while the couple was able to have a child using IVF, then the baby (if a boy is born), most likely, will also have problems with conception in the future. This is evidenced by the data obtained as a result of the examination of already adult men born with the help of IVF. Poor sperm quality is unfortunately inherited.
Sponges with a bow, curls and dimples
Now for the good. The shape of the lips is also transmitted from the father to the baby: if the father’s lips are fuller than the mother’s, the child will also be plump-lipped. And vice versa. The cute dimples on the cheeks are actually a facial deformity. But what’s the difference, because they look so cute! And inherited from the pope. So it’s not in vain that you fainted from the smile of your beloved. Your child will have the same. By the way, the child also inherits the chin fossa from his father. And also the quality of the hair: curliness, splendor, density. As well as a tendency to baldness. And a completely unexpected feature is the sneezing reflex during exposure to the sun.
No matter how much you want your son to be as smart and quick-witted as his dad, it will not be possible to convey this fully to the unborn child. Nature is so conceived that the intellect of the father is passed on to his daughters, and only half. That is, if a man wants a genius child, then first of all he needs to pay attention to what kind of mental and intellectual abilities the future father-in-law – the beloved’s father – has. Fortunately, sons do not get not only their father’s intellect, but also their father’s inconsistency or stupidity. Therefore, the phrase said to the son in a temper: “You are all like a father!”, Will not be entirely true.