He’s got Mama’s eyes, Daddy’s smile and Aunt Edna’s earlobes.
She’s got Grandpa’s button nose and looks just like you did as a
baby. They’re just so beautiful that you sometimes wonder how in
the world you created such a miracle. You might also wonder how
your son got red hair when his parents are both brunettes, or if
he’ll even keep his hair since all the men in your family are
balding. Or if your daughter will be a sweet soprano like you or
wind up tone deaf like her father. Although scientists have
decoded the human genome (the three billion "letters" or
chemical building blocks that make up human genetic material),
modern science is still years away from clearly understanding
parental inheritance. Since doctors are first attempting to
identify the genes that cause illnesses like cancer and
Parkinson’s disease, the genes for eye color and athletic
ability will remain a mystery for a while longer. But we’re not
completely in the dark; and with the information we already
know, we can make some pretty good g