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Bald Gene

Sunday, October 27, 2002


name         Andrew Y.
status       other
age  18

Question -   Does the inherited bald gene come from the mothers side
of the family?
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There is more than one kind of baldness.  There is a sex-linked form that
does come from the mother's side.

vanhoeck
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