Baldness comes from your father.

[macimate]

Almost 100 % of the time i'd say.

http://www.americanprofile.com/article/5374.html

Everybody on that f*****g article has their fathers hair pattern, coincidence? dont think so.

Well, guess I'm doomed to become a Norwood 5/6.

 

[Avery]

Yes, it is a coincidence. Hair loss comes from both sides of your family.

 

[s.a.f]

Like all other genetic traits it can come from either side.

 

[decro435]

There is a 4 in 7 chance of getting the baldness gene, apparently.

This can stem from either side of the family, my hair loss has clearly come from my maternal side. My Grandfather was a Norwood 5-7 at 23. Sucks..

Previously, early baldness of the androgenic type was thought to be sex linked dominant in males and to be sex linked recessive in females.
Research suggests that the gene for the androgen receptor, which is significant in determining probability for hair loss, is located on the X chromosome and so is always inherited from the mother's side. There is a 50% chance that a person shares the same X chromosome as their maternal grandfather. Because women have two X chromosomes, they will have two copies of the androgen receptor gene while men only have one. However, research has also shown that a person with a balding father also has a significantly greater chance of experiencing hair loss.

 

[kalbo]

If that's the case then I wouldn't be on this site.

My old man is in his sixties and his hair is only starting to thin now. Mine started in my late teens.

 

[barcafan]

Both sides of my family have extensive hairloss.

i suck

 

[Fanjeera]

I know that balding is a dominant gene that only appears on the males. It's hard to tell, if your mother has it or not.

 

[toocoolforhair]

Baldness, yes, but not premature baldness. My dad started to go bald in his late thirties; I started losing my hair when I was 17. I have friends with dads who are completely bald (Norwood 7) and they show no signs of hair loss, despite being in their twenties.

 

[ClayShaw]

Baldness, yes, but not premature baldness. My dad started to go bald in his late thirties; I started losing my hair when I was 17. I have friends with dads who are completely bald (Norwood 7) and they show no signs of hair loss, despite being in their twenties.

Yeah, I've seen the same thing. It's even more frustrating for me because, yes my dad is bald now, or balding now, I should say, but he's 58 and maybe a NW3v. No big deal. My mom's dad was all set.

 

[Jokerman]

I would give my left nut to have gotten my dad's hair genes. Bastard's almost 50 and still looks like Colin Farrell. :thumbdown2:

 

[as33]

Rate of balding is slower

I read somewhere that if the father is not bald but the moms father is bald, the child will bald but at a slower rate. Balding doesn't mean you are always going to end up at nw7. It could mean you stop at nw3 or nw4.

 

[jimbran]

^You definitely brought this thread up from its 7 year slumber.

But for the sake of the topic it is interesting to talk about.

When I was younger; I assumed I had locks of the gods because my father still had full hair.
Not so the case.

My uncle and grandfather on my mothers side have balded completely.


I think balding and inheriting it comes from the mothers side more often than not.

 

[br1]

Only my dad/grand dad where bald. Moms side all full head.

I got the dad's side gene. My lucky brother didn't. Still a nw0 at 38. I started getting thin at twenty something.
He's also taller and gets muscles easier.

Depressing.

Well at least I got a smoking hot wife and he didn't.