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Related: About this forumGene study unravels redheads mystery
11 December 2018
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.
However, not everyone carrying two red-haired versions is a redhead, meaning that other genes had to be involved.
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https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-46522679
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Gene study unravels redheads mystery (Original Post)
Judi Lynn
Dec 2018
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underpants
(182,803 posts)1. I thought it was the Vikings
My wife is a redhead
DavidDvorkin
(19,477 posts)2. Looong before them
SCantiGOP
(13,870 posts)3. My son is a redhead
Mother had dark black hair and I had dark blonde. He heard several jokes (especially from older people) about "the milkman must have had red hair,' so he repeated that once when someone mentioned his hair, got a big laugh so of course he continued to say that.
One day, when he was about 7 or 8, he came up to me with a quizzical look on his face and asked, "What is a milkman?"
Lionel Mandrake
(4,076 posts)4. What is a milkman?
Is that someone like Tevye?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiddler_on_the_Roof