Do good looking couples always have good-looking babies?
By honeylore23
@honeylore23 (1081)
United States
February 11, 2008 8:50am CST
I really wonder about this, because I have heard from many other person that they want their partner to be good-looking so they will have good-looking babies. But then it opposed to what I have observed, because a lot of times I have seen other individual whose looks doesn't tell they are their parents child. In a big family, it become an issue, your individuality began to be in question, some will ask, why you look different from your other sisters, you really look different from your parents, then the rumors will start, that maybe you are not a daughter of your father or of your mother. But nobody has exactly think that maybe it is just a misconception. WE have been accustomed to thinking that a children will always adapt the looks of his parents.
Do you ever wonder about it? Do you have explanation about it? If so please do reply.
Have a blessed day!
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28 responses
@Modestah (11179)
• United States
16 Feb 08
beauty, as they say, is in the eye of the beholder.... so it is all relative as far as physical beauty goes.
I would rather have a good man than a comely man, one that will pass down his good disposition and charitable ways than his family mirror... I would be concerned for the children of such an attitude - what if they ended up being disfigured in the face?
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@Milskidasith (46)
• United States
12 Feb 08
The answer to the question is no, good looking couples won't always have good looking babies. DNA is very complicated. Each parent gives the genes, but there are recessive genes that are not shown in the parents, multi gene traits (height, for example, is determined by tons of genes so you can't pair 2 tall people and assume you will get a tall child) and tons of other factors that mean they won't always look like the parents. You may see similar features to the parents, but you may also see features that don't really look like either of your parents.
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@JoyfulOne (6232)
• United States
11 Feb 08
No, good looking parents do NOT always produce good looking babies. It might up their chances, but it is not a 100% reliable indicator. Genes passed down from past generations on both sides of the family play an important role as the baby is made up of all kinds of genes and not just those of the current parents. I've known many people over the years who look nothing like their parents and don't even pose a striking resemblance in any way. You just never know what types of genetic surprises will come your way that have come from generations far past the current one! Like I said, having beautiful parents might up the odds some, but is not a truthful indicator.
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@dolce_vita78 (8062)
• Philippines
4 Mar 08
While good-looking couples may have better chances of having good-looking babies, this is not an assurance that all of them do. I know of a lot of good-looking couples whose babies are not really that good-looking. Sometimes, they don't even resemble any of the couple. There are also instances when I have seen not-so-good-looking couples who have babies who are to die for, if you know what I mean..
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@honeylore23 (1081)
• United States
4 Mar 08
Yeah, I did notice that. But sometimes some people do misjudge other couples who have child that looks they same as how they look. People will then conclude he/she is an adapted child and worse other do said, he/she is not the son/daughter of his/her father but of another guy. It is so painful to them to receive such comments and rumor.
@goodtimegirl (73)
• Philippines
11 Feb 08
hello honeylore23! i would like to believe good looking couples always have good-looking babies. just look at the offsprings of handsome movie actors who mate with equally good-looking actresses. aren't their babies soooooo cute and adorable? that is, how they look at pictures in the magazines. have a wonderful day!
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@honeylore23 (1081)
• United States
22 Sep 10
That's a nice comment! Thanks monochrome for sharing your opinion.
@monochrome_lie (407)
• Canada
12 Feb 08
But perhaps it is our own perceptions about celebrities, beauty, and what makes a baby good looking that truly makes this a reality? Maybe we only believe them to be good looking babies BECAUSE they are the babies of gorgeous movie stars.
@ScottHughes (1)
• United States
25 Mar 10
My wife and I are very good looking and our baby turned out to be extremely good looking. So we are evidence that good looking couples make very good looking babies.
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@honeylore23 (1081)
• United States
22 Sep 10
Maybe if your baby would grow up, and he/she would have a good looking husband/wife, he/she will also have good looking babies, and your family will be known as the source of good looking people :)
Anyways, it is also a fact that not all good-looking individual appeared to be good-looking in the eyes of people, because having a good-look depends on many factors. Some people would say he/she is good-looking because he appears to be neat and well-bred, others would consider he/she is good-looking because he has soft skin, nice clothes. While others may have a cultural explanation. Like for example, most of us Filipinos do consider white people to be good-looking because of their white complexion. On the other hand, white people consider Asian people to be good-looking mainly because of their dark complexion.
Have a good day and thanks for the response.
@praveenjena (1304)
• India
19 Mar 08
Its all genetics. but it does not mean that good looking people will have the same good looking children.
they can be bad looking too. if they get the recessive genes.
and more importantly they can be even better than their parents too.
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@zenmachado (1617)
• United States
11 Feb 08
most time I think they do, but it has to do with what DNA traits they hold, because sometimes they carry genes with facial features that they dont find in their own facial structure..
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@honeylore23 (1081)
• United States
11 Feb 08
Thanks for your answer zenmachado, but I have still doubt.
Yeah, it might have something to do with the DNA structure, but I have read before that 75% of the genes of a mother or father is acquired by children. It means there is a less tendency that they will look different from their mother or father. But then how about if they totally look different from the two of them?
@honeylore23 (1081)
• United States
4 Mar 08
Yeah, I did hear some, you look like your grandma/you look like you auntie. So I do believe that sometimes our offspring inherit genes from our clan.
Your avatar caught my attention, it is real nice.
Thanks for the response
@MUKUL_6907 (292)
• India
11 Feb 08
Hello Honeylore!
I dont think that the good looking couple always have a good looking babies. My uncle and aunty both are very good looking and smart but their baby is exactly opposite. Instead I think it depends on the growth of the baby and the way he is grown up by his parents. I think if the parents take proper attention to their babies, they grow up to become more smart and good lookig but if parents by some reasons cannot take proper care of their babies, they dont look as smart as they should.....
But I am not sure as I am not married till now. So according to me, 50 percent it depends on the looks of the parents and 50 percent on the way the child is bought up!
@honeylore23 (1081)
• United States
11 Feb 08
Well, it could be possible.
I am not yet married too. We will soon find out how true it is by the time we get married.
Thanks for responding.
@tinkerick (1257)
• United States
11 Feb 08
It increases the chances if both parents are good-looking, but no, it's not 100%. Often times features can be traced back to grand-parents, aunts and uncles, not just parents.
Every feature in a child is determined by the chromosomes they get from the parents. They get one chromosome from each parent to make a pair, which then makes the gene for the feature. You also have to understand that for each feature there is usually a dominant (i.e. dark hair) and a recessive form (i.e. blonde hair). The dominant will usually overrule the recessive but if both parents happen to carry a recessive gene, the child can come out with the recessive feature. This is why 2 dark haired parents can have a blonde baby. This rule will be applied to every single feature of the child, so there really is no 100% guarantee on any part. -Tink
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@honeylore23 (1081)
• United States
12 Feb 08
Thanks for your response tinkerick. I have encounter lesson about domnant and recessive genes/alleles, and I think you have a point.
@shuchikalra (30)
• India
19 Mar 08
it is not abnormal for children to look very different from their parents. they may acquire a set of physical characteristics in a weird proportion or combination or may even take after grandparents or an uncle/aunt. About good looking parents always ending up with pretty babies- my parents are really gorgeous but I really cant say much about myself ;)
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@lovelemonlee (235)
• China
19 Mar 08
I don't think so. Though in most condition, this happens. children's looks are inherited from their parents.it has something to do with DNA. But besides inheritance, mutation also happens, and in this situation, parents may have babies who have different looks from them. For me, i won't bother to look for a good-looking man in order to have a good-looking baby. As long as it's my baby, i'll love him no matter how he looks.
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@JHEZ924 (119)
• Philippines
19 Mar 08
It depends on the eye of the beholder actually. But for parents like me, babies are always a beautiful creature given by GOD. A wonderful gift that deserve a whole hearted love and care.
One reason maybe why they say good looking parents produces good looking babies is because babies always have some features that their parents have. But what about the combination, right?! Some combinations of parents doesn't fit that's why some babies doesn't look greater than their parents. Hehe... That's my opinion only...
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@stephcjh (38473)
• United States
12 Feb 08
I have noticed that not all good-looking couple have good-looking babies. I have also seen not so good-looking couples who have very nice looking babies too. I look like one of my sisters and the other two sisters look alike. Two of us look like mom and the other two look like dad. Two of us have black hair and the other two brown hair. I'm not sure how to explain that.
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@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
23 Feb 08
yeah, i agree. a lot of people think that handsome parents will produce handsome children. i guess that's mostly the case. its in the genes of the parents. if the genes of the parents produce handsome and beautiful individuals, most likely if their genes combined, they will produce beautiful children. but if the parents' beauty are artificial, like plastic surgery or something, and their genes do not dictate beautiful physical appearance, then i guess their children would look different from them but similar to them when they haven't undergone surgeries or anything. i believe its all based on the genes.
but i also agree that there are some cases where the children do not look like their parents. maybe because the genes of the parents are not strong enough to stand out and thus, they would produce a combination of the genes instead. ^__^;;
@simplyman2006 (1706)
• India
4 Mar 08
well i donot think so that people who looks good always have good babies too. yaa it happen offen but in some cases it will not happen. some time u see like a black man marry white women then its can happen easily.
sorry for writing black.
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@lucy67 (819)
• China
12 Feb 08
perhaps but not always. i don't think we can explain why it is like this. perhaps some scientists can explain it but i don't think they can control it. some babies inherit all the good looks of their parents but others, unfortunately, inherit the defective looks of their parents.
@dont_pick_your_nose (2279)
• Australia
23 Feb 08
All babies are beautiful in my eyes they are just so soft and innocent and precious, and i think that is gorgeous.
I guess having good looking parents helps with good looking babies but i know ummmm some ugly people with cute kids, i havn't met gorgeous people with an ugly baby though i think it is just human nature.
