"About 95 percent of all cases of hair loss are the result of androgenetic alopecia (also known as male pattern baldness in men). Androgenetic alopecia occurs much more frequently in men than in women. It affects roughly 40 million men in the United States. Approximately 25 percent of men begin balding by age 30; two-thirds begin balding by age 60."

"Researchers suspect that several genes inherited from both parents play a role in androgenetic alopecia. Paternal hair loss has been shown to correlate with chances of alopecia in sons, while variations in the androgen receptor gene (AR), which can also correlate with baldness, are X linked and thus inherited from one's maternal grandfather or grandmother."

Source from iconocast and answer.com.

i'm not too sure at the moment. will confirm things at a later time. but well.. i believe the gene for baldness is on the X chromosome, x-linked recessive trait. correct me if i'm wrong. it only means tht male are more likely to suffer from it and it is inherited from one's mother.
buttt. well. there's too many other factor including hormonal and environmental factors that have got a role to play.

the golden qns is what will u do if u have got baldness? shave it shiny? orrr?
prollic - Sunday, July 6, 2008