Is Magic a Recessive Trait

Magic as a Recessive Trait This means that all wizards and witches have the genotype mm. This also means that there could be Muggles out in the world with a heterozygous genotype of Mm, meaning that they are carrying the magic gene.

How is magic inherited in Harry Potter?

“If you look at Harry’s pedigree or family tree, both his parents can use magic, and he can use magic,” Dr. Pyatt says. “His father’s family can use magic, but his mother’s family can’t. … But if they each pass down that trait to Hermione, she inherits both changes in that recessive gene, and she can use magic.”

Are Harry Potter Wizards mutants?

So no, they’re not mutants. The magical gene may have once been a mutation, but no more than red hair or green eyes or double jointedness.