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Newborn baby at hospital in Birmingham, England

Two parents who immigrated from Nigeria gave birth to a seemingly white baby at a London hospital recently – blond hair, blue eyes, and all.

Angela Ihegboro says she was “speechless” when she first saw her daughter, who does not appear to be albino.

The NY Post reports:

“The first thing I said was, ‘What the flip?’ ” said the father, Ben Ihegboro. “We both just sat there after the birth staring at her for ages — not saying anything.”

He quickly sought to dispel any speculation.

“Of course she is mine. My wife is true to me,” the 44-year-old customer service adviser said. “Even if she hadn’t been, the baby still wouldn’t look like that.”

Genetic experts have provided three theories:

Genetics experts don’t believe in miracles, but they didn’t have any simple answers to the mystery of baby Nmachi. Instead, they offered three theories:

She’s the result of a gene mutation unique to her. If that is the case, Nmachi would pass the gene to her children — and they, too, would likely be white.

She’s the product of long-dormant white genes, passed on to her by her parents, that might have been carried by their predecessors for generations without surfacing until now.

While doctors have said Nmachi is not an outright albino, or lacking in all pigment, they added that the child may have some kind of mutated version of the genetic condition — and that her skin could darken over time.

Regardless of her complexion, she sure is one beautiful baby. See photos here.

SOURCE: NYPost | PHOTO CREDIT: Getty

A Black Woman Gave Birth To A White Baby & Genetic Experts Aren’t Sure How It Happened  was originally published on globalgrind.com