When Angela Ihegboro first saw her newborn daughter, she was speechless.
Shes a miracle baby, the 35-year-old mother said yesterday. But still, what on Earth happened here?
What happened is that baby Nmachi is a blond, blue-eyed white baby born to two black Nigerian immigrant parents at a London hospital.
The first thing I said was, What the flip? said the father, Ben Ihegboro. We both just sat there after the birth staring at her for ages not saying anything.
He quickly sought to dispel any speculation.
Of course she is mine. My wife is true to me, the 44-year-old customer service adviser said. Even if she hadnt been, the baby still wouldnt look like that.
Genetics experts dont believe in miracles, but they didnt have any simple answers to the mystery of baby Nmachi. Instead, they offered three theories:
- Shes the result of a gene mutation unique to her. If that is the case, Nmachi would pass the gene to her children and they, too, would likely be white.
- Shes the product of long-dormant white genes, passed on to her by her parents, that might have been carried by their predecessors for generations without surfacing until now.
- While doctors have said Nmachi is not an outright albino, or lacking in all pigment, they added that the child may have some kind of mutated version of the genetic condition and that her skin could darken over time.
- http://nypost.com/2010/07/21/blond-bombshell/
Shes the product of long-dormant white genes, passed on to her by her parents, that might have been carried by their predecessors for generations without surfacing until now.
Interesting Nona...who knew! Gotta say she's a pretty little baby...looks like her Mom!
Like hate all mean people? Good thought!
(poem about genetics)
There was a young lad named Sharky
Who went out one night with a darky.
He paid for his sins
With quadruplets not twins,
One white, one dark and two khaki.
She is darling! All babies are darling! Who cares what color she is?
Dowser...Exactly...they are Gifts!!
Pretty much!
Mine sure has been... He's on loan to me, and I am grateful!
I think they have too much class and self respect to go on the Jerry Springer show!
They probably have too much class and self-respect to watch the Jerry Springer show.
They probably have too much class and self-respect to watch the Jerry Springer showGood point PM!!
Never mind the bullshit theories. I'll believe what a DNA paternity test indicates.
White people came from black people, so did all other people. Anyway, I love babies and she's adorable.
She sure is adorable!!