Why do redheads like black people

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. PubMed: Absence of TRP-2 in melanogenic melanocytes of human hair. Pigment Cell Res. A genome-wide association study identifies novel alleles associated with hair color and skin pigmentation.

PLoS Genet. Ito S, Wakamatsu K. Diversity of human hair pigmentation as studied by chemical analysis of eumelanin and pheomelanin. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. Colorful DNA polymorphisms in humans. Semin Cell Dev Biol. Epub Apr The melanocortin-1 receptor: red hair and beyond.

Arch Dermatol. Association of five SNPs with human hair colour in the Polish population. Epub Feb 4. Sturm RA. Molecular genetics of human pigmentation diversity. Hum Mol Genet. However, a photo series by French-born and London-based photographer Michelle Marshall , focuses on a more diverse picture of red hair among black and mixed race people.

Indeed, her photos feature the portraits of people of varying ages and from different backgrounds. In a first person piece written for Vice , Natasha Culzac , a model in the series, explains that for her, having such a unique look hasn't always been easy. Now, though, I couldn't care less and relish being unique. People with red hair are historically rare in Africa where the fair skin associated with the gene was a disadvantage in the sunny climate, particularly at times when people spent much of their time out of doors.

So, maybe women will never understand why men like me are infatuated with scarlet women. I mean, redheads aren't magical creatures, like unicorns. They are human beings, like you and me.

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