Non-redheads can have a redheaded child. Red hair is a recessive trait that’s inherited. That means both parents must have this gene variant in order to contribute it to their offspring.

Even if a parent doesn’t have red hair, they can still pass on a red hair allele to their child. Fun facts about red hair strands. Redheads have less hair and thicker strands than most people.

They have four children, and before the birth of each one I wondered who, if any, would inherit Lucy’s resplendent hair given that neither Nick nor his parents had a whisper of red in theirs.