Male Pattern Baldness And Its Genetics

The age old question regarding baldness has alwayscases, this holds true.
been where does it come from? How does itScientists explain this phenomenon by pointing to the
happen? Is it hereditary? If my daddy was bald, doesmother's X-chromosome. When a woman is pregnant,
that mean I will also become bald? Throughoutthe child in the womb gets its x-chromosomes from
recent years there have been numerous studiesthe mother and its Y-chromosomes from the father.
relating to hair loss in general terms. Many scientists inThe x-chromosome is said to be the one that carries
these studies have studied the chromosomes andthe male pattern baldness gene.
genetic makeup of both balding men and theirWhether this male baldness genetics theory holds
'fully-haired' counterparts.true or not is in question by some who do not
While there are no concrete conclusions available, thebelieve the theory that males get this gene from
results gathered so far indicate that male patterntheir mother. However, time has proven to some
baldness is in fact a hereditary phenomenon. Fromthat this theory is true for their unique cases.
these studies conducted to date, it has been aIs there such a thing as male pattern baldness
common finding that this form of baldness originatesgenetics? Is it true that if your mother's father was
in the genes coming from our maternal side.bald, then you have a greater chance of being bald,
Interestingly enough, women whose father's are baldtoo? Perhaps only time can tell, along with the
tend to carry the bald gene. Thus, it is no surprisecontinued, ongoing medical research. The answer to
that when a woman whose father is bald has a son,these questions though is truly up to you-what do
that son usually ends up being bald, too. Now this isn'tyou believe?
necessarily so in every single case, but in many