Gene study unravels redheads mystery

[Judi Lynn]

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.

More:
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-46522679

[underpants]

1. I thought it was the Vikings

My wife is a redhead

[DavidDvorkin]

2. Looong before them

https://gingerparrot.co.uk/the-ancient-history-of-redheads-and-ginger-hair/

[SCantiGOP]

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. What is a milkman?

Is that someone like Tevye?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiddler_on_the_Roof