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Red hair, also known as ginger hair, is a human hair color found in 2–6% of people of Northern or Northwestern European ancestry and lesser frequency in other populations. It is most common in individuals homozygous for a recessive allele on chromosome 16 that produces an altered version of the MC1R protein.
[5] [6] [7] The MC1R gene is also associated with red hair more strongly than with freckles. Most red-haired individuals have two variants of the MC1R gene and almost all have one. [6] The variants that cause red hair are the same that cause freckling. [5] Freckling can also be found in areas, such as Japan, where red hair is not
According to court documents, Smith was a loner who was often tormented by bullies for his protruding low-set ears, thick glasses, red hair and freckles. A defense psychiatrist testified to diagnosing Smith with intermittent explosive disorder, a mental condition that causes violent and unpredictable behavior.
If you’re a fair-skinned, freckle-faced redhead, hot summer days can be a nightmare, with hours spent dodging the rays under a floppy hat and applying sunscreen with cartoon characters on the ...
Red-haired, gangly-limbed Anne proudly claims she can dream her freckles away. Early on, she ponders, “Have you ever imagined what it must feel like to be divinely beautiful?” As an insecure ...
Neuman on Mad 30, published December 1956. Alfred E. Neuman is the fictitious mascot and cover boy of the American humor magazine Mad.The character's distinct smiling face, gap-toothed smile, freckles, red hair, protruding ears, and scrawny body date back to late 19th-century advertisements for painless dentistry, also the origin of his "What, me worry?"
People with freckles and no red hair have an 85% chance of carrying the MC1R gene that is connected to red hair. People with no freckles and no red hair have an 18% chance of carrying the MC1R gene linked to red hair. [12] Eight genes have been identified in humans that control whether the MC1R gene is turned on and the person has red hair. [13]
Red or ginger hair may come in different shades, from strawberry blond to auburn. [1] With only 2% of the world's population having red hair, [2] red is the rarest natural hair-coloration. [1] The list includes people who have dyed their red hair into another color or whose red hair has gone grey with age, but not people who have dyed their ...