Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25613119-20150302124228/@comment-26116863-20150314001355

Hmcooper4 wrote:

I will take your word on that, since I don't have a background in genetics. :)

However, based on your argument, if the Dark/Black hair gene is recessive, that would make Lily being Maleficent's Daughter even more remote, since both Parent's are blonde/light brown. I'm not saying it couldn't happen, just the odds are much reduced. (again, I don't have a background in genetics, just whatever I remember from General Science from 40 years ago).

I'm not sure what you're saying here. I thought we didn't know who the father of Maleficent's baby was yet. I agree with you besides that. If I'm right about genes which code for high amounts of black eumelanin (there's also brown eumelanin) being recessive, then it would seem strange that Lily has such dark hair if even one of her parents was blonde. However, I could very well be wrong. A lot of this is just based on my own observations. I've taken a few different biology classes, but I'm no expert.