Hereditary Baldness – from the mother or the father?

Written by reader on October 29th, 2008
With hereditary bandness, is the gene responsible for the male pattern baldness from the father on your dads side or on your mother side?
(See comments for answers)

5 Responses to “Hereditary Baldness – from the mother or the father?”

  1. andy k Says:

    Its your mothers side

  2. kmax27 Says:

    baldness is a trait that is passed from mother to son. Never did understand why it’s called male pattern baldness.

  3. jeremy newman Says:

    it can come from either

  4. Girth McGarnagle Says:

    if your moms dad is bald, your done

  5. mandm68 Says:

    Just happen to have done hair for a living and studied this. It is from your mothers side. Good Luck!

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