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Tuesday 31 January 2023

Miracle of Genetics: Daughter Inherits Exact White Patch From Her Mother

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A mother has passed on a unique ‘birthmark’ that turns her hair white to her daughter – who has become the fourth generation of her family with the striking trait.

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Brianna Worthy, 23, from Ridgeland, South Carolina, and her 18-month-old daughter MilliAnna, were both born with a white patch at the front of their hair.

The distinctive trait is caused by poliosis, which creates a lack of pigment in the patch of hair and the skin around it.

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Two peas in a pod: Brianna Worthy, 23, from South Carolina, with mini-me daughter MilliAnna
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Family trait: The signature white patch has now been in MilliAnna’s family for four generations

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Baby MilliAnna is the fourth generation of her family to have the distinctive mark, which is also visible on her grandmother, Jennifer, 41, and her great-grandmother, Jaonne, 59.

Adorable photos of the tot with her mum and grandma show the family’s Cruella de Vil-esque look.

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Brianna said: ‘We are unsure how far back the birthmark goes as my grandmother was adopted as a child and hasn’t met her biological family.

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MilliAnna’s mum Brianna says she had hoped her daughter would inherit the white streak

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Striking resemblance: MilliAnna’s streak matches her mum’s and her grandmother’s

‘I was hoping she did have it. My younger sister that my mother had a few years after me didn’t get it, so I didn’t know if MilliAnna was going to, but once I had her and they laid her on my chest and I saw she had it I was so happy.’

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Brianna admitted that the show-stopping feature can occasionally have its downsides.

She said: ‘We definitely get stopped a lot while out and about on our daily routines.

‘The majority of the time I welcome the polite comments and don’t mind answering the many questions, but honestly, it can be overwhelming at times,

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‘When I’m in a rush and just trying to do what I need and keep going.’

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Unique: MilliAnna’s distinctive white streak is caused by poliosis – a lack of pigment in the hair

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Four generations: ‘We get stopped a lot while out and about,’ says MilliAnna’s mum Brianna

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‘Special’: Brianna says she plans to raise her daughter ‘knowing she is beautiful and special’

 

 

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Condition: MilliAnna’s mum Brianna says she grew to love her own ‘signature’ white streak

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All in the genes: Brianna as a child with her mother, Jennifer, who also has the white streak +10

Brianna hopes her daughter will embrace her uniqueness as she gets older.

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She said: ‘I had several names such as skunk that kids would try to insult me with as a child.

‘Sometimes it would bother me when I was younger, but I grew to end up really loving it in my hair and was confident that it was my own unique signature look.

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‘I plan to raise my daughter knowing she is beautiful and special and to not listen to people mean comments at times.’

Images: Caters News Agency

 

 

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