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科学家预测威廉王子未来宝宝长相(图)

科学家预测威廉王子未来宝宝长相(图)

　　英国威廉王子和凯特王妃的宝宝还未降生就已经引起全球关注。几位科学家根据王子王妃的相貌，推断出了二人的宝宝长到25岁时的模样。

　　What will the royal baby look like?

　　That's been on our minds since Kate Middleton and Prince William tied the knot. Whenthe Duchess of Cambridge announced she was pregnant, a flurry ofmock-up baby photos began circulating, ranging from questionably cute to truly creepy。

　　But with Kate halfway into her pregnancy, a new set of babyphotos is making us optimistic. Nickolay Lamm and Nikolett Mérészfrom MyVoucherCodes.co.uk worked with Jenny Chen ofthe Broad Institute of Harvard-MIT to create illustrations of whatKate and Will's kids might look like at age 25.

　　Chen based her predictions on trends scientists have noticed instudying the genetics of facial features. While nothing about theroyal baby's appearance can be guaranteed, there are certaingenetic traits that are more likely to appear than others. Chenpredicted the following:

　　Blue or green eyes: Will will definitely passon a "blue eye" gene while Kate could pass on blue eyes (from hermother) or green eyes. This means that the child has about equalchances of getting green eyes, like Kate, or blue eyes, like Will.The hypothetical illustrations both show blue eyes。

　　Brown hair: Dark hair is dominant so it'slikely that their child will have dark hair. There is a chance thatKate is carrying a "blond hair" gene that is being hidden by her"brown hair" gene. This gives their kids a small chance of havingblond hair like Will。

　　Dimples: Because Kate has prominent dimples,which is a dominant trait, her kids are likely to have dimples aswell. At the same time, Kate could be carrying a "no dimple" genethat is being masked。

　　Wavy hair: Because Kate has wavy hair it'slikely that her kids will have wavy hair as well because curly hairis dominant over straight hair。

　　Heart-shaped faces: Because prominent chinstend to be dominant over less prominent chins, it's likely thattheir kids will have Kate's pointy chin. "Heart-shaped faces"usually refers to a softer jaw line which is more characteristicamongst females. So Kate's daughters will probably inherit herheart-shaped face while her son's are likely to have Will'sjawline。

　　Olive skin: Darker skin is dominant overlighter skin, so their children will likely have olive skin color,like Kate。