Yes. But it depends how black you're talking. Is that parent of asian or hispanic descent? Then it's less likely. But red hair can definitely happen from a blonde parent and a dark-haired parent. One of my good friends is proof of that. Of course, that is NOT the only or even most likely outcome.

Yes you sure can!

Yes, you can. Red hair is a recessive gene, but if the both parents are carrying it, then, theoretically it is possible.

Yes. You can. Their is someone in one of the parents family that has had red hair and it could go back so far that no one remembers or knows about it.

Yes..it's called a recessive gene. I read somewhere that every two or three generations you will get a red haired child. Don't know if it is true or not tho. Both my parents were dark haired and my hair is reddish.

red hair, and any other recessive trait, can show up in a child even if neither parent shows that trait in themselves.

All of the other answers are correct, but I wanted to elaborate because I think the person who asked this question has something specific in mind. Red hair is a different gene/trait than brown or blond hair. You would only get red hair if your parents were carrying a recessive red haired gene. What I am saying is that you would NOT end up with red hair as some sort of a gene mixture from brown and blond hair. If those genes mixed you might end up with a light brown/ dark blond hair, but red is a different thing altogether.

G'day LalaWeb, Thank you for your question. Yes, you can. According to Wikipedia, "At least two gene pairs control human hair color. One gene, which is a brown/blonde pair, has a dominant brown allele and a recessive blonde allele. If a person carries the brown allele, they will have brown hair; otherwise, they will be blonde. This also explains why two brown-haired parents can produce a blonde-haired child. The other gene pair is a not-red/red pair, where the not-red allele (which suppresses production of phaeomelanin) is dominant and the allele for red hair is recessive. Since the two gene pairs both govern hair color, a person with two copies of the red-haired allele will have red hair, but it will be either auburn or bright reddish orange depending upon whether the first gene pair gives a brown or blonde hair color respectively. The recessive genes for both brown/blonde and red hair are found nearly exclusively in populations of white people. There is also a black gene, usually related to darker skinned humans." I have attached sources for your reference. Regards References Wikipedia Hair Color http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hair_color Wikipedia Red Hair http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_hair the roots of red hair http://genome.wellcome.ac.uk/doc_wtd020874.html Red Hair genetics http://www.derm.med.ed.ac.uk/06_teaching/redhairgen.htm

sure can...its called a genetic throw back...maybe a grand parent had red hair