[LMB] name origins, mostly OT: , was off limits?

[Tora K. Smulders-Srinivasan]

On 6/1/07, Elizabeth McCoy <arcangel at io.com> wrote:

> >I never realized that the human colorings could be so complicated, though
> >thinking back, I should have realized from other children of
> >Indian/non-Indian parents.
>
> Do interesting combinations show up often?
>
> ...I fear that question is terribly self-serving. I'm writing a book (who
> isn't? O;> ) which has two different phenotypes (is that the right term?)
> co-existing and occasionally marrying. I'm hoping I get the "results of
> such unions" plausibly. *hangs head*

Well, I've definitely seen plenty of Indian/White offspring that seem
to have similar coloring to mine -- at least fairly white skin, brown
hair.  I don't recall on the eyes particularly, but I don't really
know any really well enough to say.  We do have a Chinese background
friend married to a Russian, and I definitely noticed that their boys
look a lot less Chinese than I expected.

Basically, the "dominant" genes don't seem quite as overpowering as I
thought they were.  But in a different system as you posit, it could
be any way.  With Drosophila there definitely exist dominant genes
that fit the proper definition of dominant -- meaning, if a copy of
the dominant allele is there, you only see the dominant phenotype.
So, really, you could have it be any way you want.  :-)

Now that I think about it though, I've definitely seen half-Indians
who I think look completely Indian.  So, very variable, I guess!!

-Tora