history: Why are red hair people called ginger?
knowledge: Red hair appears most commonly in people with two copies of a recessive allele on chromosome 16 which produces an altered version of the MC1R protein.
response: I am not sure about why they are called that, but I know that people with red hair commonly produce an altered version of a protein called MC1R
history: Why are red hair people called ginger?
I am not sure about why they are called that, but I know that people with red hair commonly produce an altered version of a protein called MC1R
That is something I never heard about. How rare is it to have red hair?
knowledge: Red hair (or ginger hair) occurs naturally in 1–2% of the human population.
response: It usually only happens in one or two percent of the population.
history: Why are red hair people called ginger?
I am not sure about why they are called that, but I know that people with red hair commonly produce an altered version of a protein called MC1R
That is something I never heard about. How rare is it to have red hair?
It usually only happens in one or two percent of the population.
What are more common hair colors?
knowledge: Generally, if more eumelanin is present, the color of the hair is darker; if less eumelanin is present, the hair is lighter.
response: I am not sure about the common colors, but I know that darker hair generally has more eumelanin present in it.
history: Why are red hair people called ginger?
I am not sure about why they are called that, but I know that people with red hair commonly produce an altered version of a protein called MC1R
That is something I never heard about. How rare is it to have red hair?
It usually only happens in one or two percent of the population.
What are more common hair colors?
I am not sure about the common colors, but I know that darker hair generally has more eumelanin present in it.
Interesting to learn about that, one more thing I am curious about is why do people with red hair have freckles?
knowledge: Freckles are clusters of concentrated melaninized cells which are most easily visible on people with a fair complexion.
response: I don't have the information to answer that to you, but speaking of Freckles, I know that they are easily visible on fair-complexion people.