Detailed Question Description:
Red, strawberry, auburn, deep red, firey red, orange red, orange brown.

Red hair is another gene for hair color present on a different chromosome.It blends its effect with other hair colors. Redness of the hair seems to be caused by a single gene pair with two alleles, red (G) or no red (g), and displays incomplete dominance. Thus, if a person has two genes for red (GG), the hair will be a more intense red than if they have a single gene (Gg). If a person has no genes for red (gg), then the hair does not show as red at all. Red hair is complicated by the fact that dark pigment, controlled by the many hair color genes, may mask or hide the red color. The darker the brown, the less the red shows through, although more shows with (GG) than with (Gg). As the hair becomes lighter in color, more red shows through. If your child is blond as evidenced by 3 Capitals or less above and (GG) lands facing up, then your child will probably have flaming red hair. Auburn might be (Gg) with the lighter shades of pigmentation.

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Possible & Known Correlations:
Don’t believe all the stereo types of red heads!

• I personally don’t have a temper… It takes a lot for me to finally get mad.

• I do burn but I can tan. Not like a deep dark tan but not a sunburn. I suppose there are different types of red heads – I don’t have milky white skin and freckles ( I do have a few freckles that come out if I’ve been in the sun or they might be age spots.) : )

• Red heads are told they should never wear pink…screw that, I look great in rose and soft pink.



A comment I recently read when a baby is born with red hair: “Don’t worry, she could grow out of it.” what the hell does it mean when a person says… “like a redheaded step child. “

Another comment I heard on TV “Red heads are not the freshest fruit at the market.”



Honestly, I no longer hate my red hair in some ways it has been a gift as a adult. I have landed modeling work because of it. I’ve also met many nice strangers because they come up to me and compliment my hair. With both men and women it has been an icebreaker. It really has been a big part of who I’ve become.

But, yes I’m fishing for some approval and respect.

Miscellaneous info about redheads:

• According to scientists at the independent institute in England, which studies all sorts of hair problems. The foundation’s findings is red hair will either be extremely rare or extinct by the end of the century.


• A 2002 study found that redhead are harder to sedate than any other people requiring twenty percent more anesthesia. Inadequate doses cause people to wake up during surgery and have increased recall of procedures.

• Redheads don’t turn grey. Red hair turned sandy, then white. They are also found to loose their color later in life than people carrying other hair colors.

• Bees are thought to sting redheads more than others.

-Elizabeth Johsnsen

• Only an estimated 2 percent to 5 percent of the U.S. population is born with red hair, due to the recessive nature of the gene that produces it.

• Redheads have thick hair, but the least number of hairs per head, at an average of 90,000. The overall average is 100,000.

• Ancient Greeks died their hair red to show courage.

• The highest percentage of natural redheads in the world is in Scotland (13%), followed closely by Ireland with 10%. In the US, about 2% of the population are natural redheads

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