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Brad, Angelina, and Shiloh Nouvel Jolie Pitt’s Genes

by Hsien Hsien Lei, PhD on June 6th, 2006

Over at Pittwatch.com, there’s a picture of Brad Pitt, Angeline Jolie, and their new baby girl, Shiloh Nouvel, that most people probably haven’t seen yet (it’s an advance release of this week’s Hello! magazine cover). It reminded me of a couple of posts Razib made about them and made me wonder how many other people have been blabbering on about the family’s “superior” gene pool.

  • An in-depth analysis of their beauty from Razib at ScienceBlogs’ Gene Expression as well as a discussion of Shiloh’s mutational load.
  • Angelina’s father, Jon Voight, commends Brad Pitt on his highly qualified genes.
  • A comment at A Socialite’s Life claims that nobody knows what Shiloh’s going to look like because “Its (sic) the way the genes mesh…unfortunate looking people have good looking kids and Vice versa.”
  • Another commenter at Us Weekly is feeling sorry for the genetic hand Shiloh’s brother and sister, Maddox and Zahara, have been dealt.
  • Defamer thinks that Brad and Angelina have “maddeningly perfect genes.”

I’d like to think my family has a decent gene pool too but we’re obviously not quite as hot as the Jolie-Pitt clan. What do you think of their genes as compared to yours? What do you got that they don’t got?

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10 opinions for Brad, Angelina, and Shiloh Nouvel Jolie Pitt’s Genes

  • Kristina
    Jun 6, 2006 at 4:54 pm

    Thanks for this, I needed a round of laughs and gossip—–

  • Hsien Hsien Lei, PhD
    Jun 8, 2006 at 3:07 am

    Kristina: Maybe I’ll make it a regular feature then! As long as I don’t get scolded for being silly. :)

  • Alison
    Jun 13, 2006 at 5:24 pm

    i loveee brad and angelina. they are SO cute together

  • Hsien Hsien Lei, PhD
    Jun 14, 2006 at 12:58 pm

    Alison: They do make an attractive couple!

  • Genetics and Health » Celebrity and Genes
    Jun 28, 2006 at 3:03 pm

    […] Last week’s post about Angelie Jolie, Brad Pitt, and their new daughter Shiloh generated an incredible amount of attention. Just goes to show you the kind of celebrity culture we live in. So, it should be no surprise that people are trying to prove their genetic link to famous people all the time. […]

  • Genetics and Health » Archon X Prize for Genomics
    Oct 6, 2006 at 11:08 am

    […] Grace at Flu Patrol and I were talking about the new Archon X Prize for Genomics: $10 million for technology that can map 100 human genomes in 10 days. And they’re not afraid of harnessing the power of celebrity and wealth to publicize the project. …another $1 million if the team can decode the genomes of 100 more people, including some celebrities and wealthy donors such as physicist Stephen Hawking, talk-show host Larry King, Google co-founder Larry Page and Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. […]

  • Genetics and Health » Science Scout Badges
    Feb 15, 2007 at 3:01 pm

    […] The “sexing up science” badge. Anyone who has written about genetics and its connection with Kate Moss’s underwear, Jennifer Garner, and the Jolie-Pitts deserves this badge. […]

  • Amber Voight
    Aug 2, 2007 at 5:43 pm

    I obviously think that Jon Voight started it all, first it was him then he had Angelina who had Beautiful Baby Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt, that baby is a precious, adorable, loveable and darling, sweet child! Shiloh has got nice hair, pretty lips, beautiful eyes yup, she is a gorgeous kid!
    I’d Say Shiloh’s Got Brad Pitts’ Eyes And Brads’ Color Of Eyes, And Shiloh’s Got Angelina Jolies’ Lips And Nose - Shiloh Is An Angel!

  • vanessa
    Feb 7, 2008 at 11:41 pm

    brad pitt is ugly as hell, angelina jolie is sooooo sexyyy and shiloh is cute as helll. no amber voight, jon voight did not have angelina jolie, her mother had her, she is her moms offspring and decentance

  • Amber Voight (Not the same)
    Apr 25, 2008 at 12:54 pm

    I think there a cute family, Angela is still a homewrecker, but thats not my life to worry about..

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