Inherited trait
Hair Color
Hair color is inherited as black, brown, or blond. Black is dominant and blond is recessive, so two dark-haired parents can still have a blond child if both carry the gene.
Dominant to recessive
Black
Dominant
1 shade in Paramaker
Shows up if even one parent passes it on.
Brown
Middle
3 shades to choose from in Paramaker
Shows when no more-dominant version is inherited.
Blond
Recessive
3 shades to choose from in Paramaker
Both parents must pass it on for a child to show it.
What will my child inherit?
Black is dominant: a child shows it whenever at least one parent passes on the gene.
Blond is recessive: a child only shows it when both parents pass it on.
Two Black parents can still have a Blond child - if both quietly carry the Blond gene, it can surface.
Two Blond parents always have Blond children.
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