Can you inherit moles??

Question

Hi, can you inherit moles? for example my mom has a little mole in her stomach so do i and my sister is that coincidence or is it inherited? like eye color or skin texture you inherit from your family, where genes play the key role

Answer 1

Yes. It can be inherited.

A mole, technically known as a melanocytic nevus, is a small, dark spot on human skin.The high concentration of the body’s pigmenting agent, melanin, is responsible for their dark color. Moles are a member of the family of skin lesions known as nevi.Genes can have an influence on a person's moles.

Dysplastic nevi and atypical mole syndrome is a hereditary condition which causes the person to have a large quantity of moles (often 100 or more) with some larger than normal or atypical. This often leads to a higher risk of melanoma, a serious skin cancer.

Dysplastic nevi are more likely than ordinary moles to become cancerous. Dysplastic nevi are common, and many people have a few of these abnormal moles. Having more than 50 ordinary moles increases the risk of developing melanoma.

Answer 2

Yes!

Answer 3

I believe it is.

Answer 4

Most definitely yes

Answer 5

ya

Answer 6

Absolutely you can. I have a tiny brown mole on the same toe as my mom does,

Answer 7

Yeah I have one where my mom does

Answer 8

I believe we inherit the tendency to have moles from our parents.  

Answer 9

Sure it is.