Quest for Genetic Truth
Oxford’s Professor of Human Genetics, Bryan Sykes, posited that during conception, the couple’s daughter inherited a unique combination of genes for lighter skin. According to him, such genetic phenomena aren’t unheard of.
“We are all of us genetic mixtures to some extent, and occasionally you’ll have a convergence of the pale versions of these genes in African Americans and African Carribbeans who have a mixed black and white ancestry,” he told The Sun. Yet, this left the parents pondering their concealed ancestry and questioning if this solved the puzzle surrounding their daughter’s appearance.
Next: More questions than answers arose in their search for the elusive resolution.
