Are allergies genetic?Updated 7 months ago

Allergies are often hereditary.  If you have a family history of allergies, you are more likely to develop allergies yourself. However, it is not always the case that if one parent has allergies, the child will also have allergies.

It is possible for a child to inherit the tendency to develop allergies from only one parent, or from both parents. In addition to genetics, environmental factors such as exposure to allergens can also play a role in the development of allergies.

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