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[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 66 points 11 months ago (1 children)

If you didn't investigate your maternal grandfather... you might be bad at science.

[–] antifa@lemmy.world 29 points 11 months ago (5 children)

Close; it's your mother's brothers, bc they would have the gene from the maternal grandmother

[–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Well my mother doesn't have a brother, just a sister. Does that mean I might grow a boob on my head? Hmm... I don't remember that from biology...

[–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 5 points 11 months ago (3 children)

All my maternal uncles ARE bald, fuck.

Though mid-20s and no sign yet.

[–] Moghul@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Every man on my mother's side (even once or twice removed cousins, my grandfather's cousins, everyone) has male pattern baldness. The women have relatively thin hair in their old age. On my dad's side, he and his father both have full heads of hair into their old age. I turned 30 this year and no sign of baldness yet, but I do dread a day when someone tells me they see a bald spot at the back.

There's still hope. And I'm holding onto that hope like crazy.

[–] Microplasticbrain@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

Same story in my family, im 32 now and no sign of thinning

[–] catfish@programming.dev 1 points 11 months ago

hit the finasteride at the first sign.. the earlier the better

[–] CADmonkey@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Both my maternal grandfather and my maternal uncle are bald. I'm 43 and have a beautiful head of hair.

[–] Femcowboy@lemm.ee 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

So it's on the x chromosome right? Your mom gets one from your grandpa and your grandma, so wouldn't both grandpa and your uncles be the correct answer?

[–] dustyData@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

It's a bit more complex than just the X chromosome. 80% of men will get male pattern baldness either way. The age of onset is what changes the most, but the X chromosome only has 6 of 63 genes involved. So, yes, but also no.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 months ago

Then how come they all still have all their hair and I don't? I definitely got my dad's hair.

[–] electrogamerman@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago

I once sucked my mother's brother

[–] SuckMyWang@lemmy.world 21 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I’m guessing you failed 8th grade biology

[–] bastian_5@sh.itjust.works 5 points 11 months ago

The real worry is the bears that show up as revenge.