БЛОГ

Dec 11, 2018

Gene study unravels redheads mystery

Posted by in category: genetics

Eight genes linked to red hair have been discovered by scientists, helping to shed light on how redheads inherit their distinctive locks.

The Edinburgh University-led research has been described as the largest genetic study of hair colour to date.

It had been thought red hair was controlled by a single gene, MC1R, with versions passed on from both parents.

Read more

Comments are closed.