Spalko
14 Jul 2008
Genealogy / The typical Polish look, or all Eastern Europeans [656]
All people of Polish descent are going to have varying looks based on which genes are dominant and which genes are recessive.
For example, I am 22 years old and my entire family is of Polish descent. My great grandparents immigrated from Poland and I do know that my great grandfather on my mother's father's side was 5'8" with blonde hair and blue eyes, his brother was 4'9" also with blonde hair and blue eyes. My mother's father is roughly 5'4" with very, very dark skin and black hair, and has a very slender build (I'm not sure about his eye color). His brother, my great uncle Steve, was probably 5'11" with very fair skin, blonde hair, and of thicker build. My mother's mother is 5'8" with fair skin and blonde fair, and slender build (I'm not too familiar with her side of the family). My mother and her four siblings are all varying in height, from 5'0" to 5'11" (my mom being 5'3") and all have brown hair. My father is 6'1" with brown hair and brown eyes, and a slender build, his mother is 5'1" and of stocky build, his father is 5'10" with a thicker build, both have brown hair. My mother is 5'3" with brown hair and brown eyes, and a slender build. My sister is 5'10" with brown hair, brown eyes, and a slender build. My brother is 6'2" with brown hair, brown eyes, and a slender but muscular build. I am 5'4" with brown hair, green eyes, slender build, high cheek bones, and narrow hips.
So as you can see, just because we are all of Polish descent, and a part of the same family, does not mean that we will all have the same "polish look." Genes are the deciding factor and mutations in the genes can cause certain family members to look very, very different from other family members.
All people of Polish descent are going to have varying looks based on which genes are dominant and which genes are recessive.
For example, I am 22 years old and my entire family is of Polish descent. My great grandparents immigrated from Poland and I do know that my great grandfather on my mother's father's side was 5'8" with blonde hair and blue eyes, his brother was 4'9" also with blonde hair and blue eyes. My mother's father is roughly 5'4" with very, very dark skin and black hair, and has a very slender build (I'm not sure about his eye color). His brother, my great uncle Steve, was probably 5'11" with very fair skin, blonde hair, and of thicker build. My mother's mother is 5'8" with fair skin and blonde fair, and slender build (I'm not too familiar with her side of the family). My mother and her four siblings are all varying in height, from 5'0" to 5'11" (my mom being 5'3") and all have brown hair. My father is 6'1" with brown hair and brown eyes, and a slender build, his mother is 5'1" and of stocky build, his father is 5'10" with a thicker build, both have brown hair. My mother is 5'3" with brown hair and brown eyes, and a slender build. My sister is 5'10" with brown hair, brown eyes, and a slender build. My brother is 6'2" with brown hair, brown eyes, and a slender but muscular build. I am 5'4" with brown hair, green eyes, slender build, high cheek bones, and narrow hips.
So as you can see, just because we are all of Polish descent, and a part of the same family, does not mean that we will all have the same "polish look." Genes are the deciding factor and mutations in the genes can cause certain family members to look very, very different from other family members.