Nandy, a Tanzanian musician, has been the recent victim of criticism from a section of her fans who claimed that her daughter’s skin tone did not resemble either her own or that of her spouse Billnass.
Fans were persuaded that the child she used in an advert isn’t hers after Nandy posted a photo of herself with her daughter while covering the youngster’s face.
Nandy responded by refuting all of the assertions.
“The child is ours. We are enjoying our child.”
Nandy previously declared during an Instagram live with Kalondu Musyimi that she would never reveal her daughter’s face to the public.
“I want her to live her own life,” she said
“I will also not open a social media account for her. If it’s signing deals and getting money, we the parents will make sure she doesn’t lack anything.” She added
Why your child might not resemble you
It is a commonly known fact that genetics play a major role in determining how we look. According to Bright Side, there are factors that can lead to your child looking different. One among them is unquestionably the mother’s diet throughout her pregnancy. For instance, if it is unhealthy and the future parent consumes excessive amounts of fast food, the child may grow up to be obese if the parent-to-be consumes too much junk food.
Additionally, if you believe your child does not resemble you, you should think about whether any outside influences may have an impact on your own looks. For instance, it seems sense that if you spend a lot of time in the sun, your complexion will be darker, your hair lighter, and you may get freckles.
An embryo possesses DNA from both parents from the moment it forms, but this does not guarantee that the child will look exactly like either parent. Some alleles (gene variants) in this gene combination are dominant, which means they are visible, while others are recessive, which means they are hidden but are nonetheless passed down to your offspring.
Even more intriguingly, because numerous genes cooperate, their effects can be amplified, diminished, or even entirely shut off.
So, even after meticulously examining the genomes of the parents, we still won’t be able to foretell the qualities of the child.
We all have a number of genes that determine the color, structure, and various other factors related to hair. The genes that determine the color of your hair (together with eye color, etc.) control the melanocytes — melanin-producing cells. So, the gene mix will determine your baby’s hair color and structure, which can turn out to be like one of the parents’ hair colors or somewhere in between.
Also, don’t panic if your child’s hair looks nothing like yours; throughout time, it may alter due to hormones and other circumstances. Take a look at your childhood pictures; you might see some parallels.
