Eyes,hair and skin colour - cf related

[anonymous]

You're right that the CF gene is transmitted independently of genes for blond hair and blue eyes. There's no realtionship between these genes beyond their likelihood of appearing in certain populations. Celtic genes are very well travelled since various Celts occupied such a large and frequently conquered area. Almost everyone of Western European descent has at least a drop of Celt blood in his veins.

Remember also that the period of time in question is not a few hundred but many thousands of years. Because the CF gene has so many variations, it is thought to be at least 52,000 years old -- more than 10,000 years older than the earliest known European settlements. So the gene couldn't have spread from Ireland, where the first Celts arrived only a few thousand years ago. Rather, it came from Asia with the first European Caucasians. Them we can blame.

 

[anonymous]

You're right that the CF gene is transmitted independently of genes for blond hair and blue eyes. There's no realtionship between these genes beyond their likelihood of appearing in certain populations. Celtic genes are very well travelled since various Celts occupied such a large and frequently conquered area. Almost everyone of Western European descent has at least a drop of Celt blood in his veins.

Remember also that the period of time in question is not a few hundred but many thousands of years. Because the CF gene has so many variations, it is thought to be at least 52,000 years old -- more than 10,000 years older than the earliest known European settlements. So the gene couldn't have spread from Ireland, where the first Celts arrived only a few thousand years ago. Rather, it came from Asia with the first European Caucasians. Them we can blame.

 

[coltsfan715]

Hi there

Well I have blondish/sandy brown hair and blue eyes. I am at present fair skinned, but tan rather easily.

I know that much of my family's ancestry comes from Europe. Mainly France and Germany(maternally), as well as England and Algonquin (?sp.) indian (paternally) also.

I only went back to my great-great-great grandparents when I had to do a family tree/geneology project in college, so any farther back than that I am unaware.

** also a side note : Besides myself the only other diagnosed cases of CF in my family comes from my mothers (French/Germanic decent) side I had 2 distant cousin in my grandparents generation diagnosed that passed away.

Lindsey

 

[coltsfan715]

Hi there

Well I have blondish/sandy brown hair and blue eyes. I am at present fair skinned, but tan rather easily.

I know that much of my family's ancestry comes from Europe. Mainly France and Germany(maternally), as well as England and Algonquin (?sp.) indian (paternally) also.

I only went back to my great-great-great grandparents when I had to do a family tree/geneology project in college, so any farther back than that I am unaware.

** also a side note : Besides myself the only other diagnosed cases of CF in my family comes from my mothers (French/Germanic decent) side I had 2 distant cousin in my grandparents generation diagnosed that passed away.

Lindsey

 

[EB24]

I have blue eyes, and had almost white hair as a youngster, but it is now dark blonde.
Eric

 

[EB24]

I have blue eyes, and had almost white hair as a youngster, but it is now dark blonde.
Eric

 

[anonymous]

this is a little off the subject, but i read somewere that the cf gene might have survived throuh the generations because people who had it were immune to the plauge or another mass killing disease - similar to the sickle cell gene being resistant to malaria

just wondering if anyone else heard this as well

on the side - i come from eastern european jewish stock - cf is one of the 7 main genetic diseases tested for in Ashkenazic Jews and have dark brown hair and eyes

Jamie f/19

two roads diverged in a wood and I -
I took the one less traveled by
and that has made all the difference. - Robert Frost

 

[anonymous]

this is a little off the subject, but i read somewere that the cf gene might have survived throuh the generations because people who had it were immune to the plauge or another mass killing disease - similar to the sickle cell gene being resistant to malaria

just wondering if anyone else heard this as well

on the side - i come from eastern european jewish stock - cf is one of the 7 main genetic diseases tested for in Ashkenazic Jews and have dark brown hair and eyes

Jamie f/19

two roads diverged in a wood and I -
I took the one less traveled by
and that has made all the difference. - Robert Frost

 

[blindhearted]

nocode, when i was younger my doctors told my family the same thing. most cf kids were born with fair skin, blonde hair, blue eyes. However I also dont fit that description either. I have brown hair with a red tint (guess you could call it alburn), brown eyes and very pale skin. I would tan as a child but now I burn to a crisp.

 

[blindhearted]

nocode, when i was younger my doctors told my family the same thing. most cf kids were born with fair skin, blonde hair, blue eyes. However I also dont fit that description either. I have brown hair with a red tint (guess you could call it alburn), brown eyes and very pale skin. I would tan as a child but now I burn to a crisp.

 

[anonymous]

Kait has dark hair, blue eyes and tans easily..... probably due to the fact that she is bi-racial.

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[anonymous]

Kait has dark hair, blue eyes and tans easily..... probably due to the fact that she is bi-racial.

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[anonymous]

I'm Austrian and Swedish, with a dash of Russian. Just about every 'stereotypical' blonde country you can think of.

Christian

 

[anonymous]

I'm Austrian and Swedish, with a dash of Russian. Just about every 'stereotypical' blonde country you can think of.

Christian

 

[Brad]

Hi

I have black hair and dark eyes.

I always heard that the first known cases of Cf were people of Greek back ground ????

I am a bit and a bit Cherokee,

 

[Brad]

Hi

I have black hair and dark eyes.

I always heard that the first known cases of Cf were people of Greek back ground ????

I am a bit and a bit Cherokee,

 

[Diana]

Sounds to me like we are all related.....one big CF family tree! It is a very interesting topic though AND funnily enough I have dark brown hair and eyes and my skin was very tanned as a child, BUT my 2 little CFers were born very white, bright blue eyes and light hair (Mikayla is dark blonde and Elisha is light brown with red through it). It actually looks like I brought the wrong babies home from hospital....

 

[Diana]

Sounds to me like we are all related.....one big CF family tree! It is a very interesting topic though AND funnily enough I have dark brown hair and eyes and my skin was very tanned as a child, BUT my 2 little CFers were born very white, bright blue eyes and light hair (Mikayla is dark blonde and Elisha is light brown with red through it). It actually looks like I brought the wrong babies home from hospital....

 

[kybert]

dark hair dark eyes paaaaale pale skin.

 

[kybert]

dark hair dark eyes paaaaale pale skin.