Skin contains a special coloring called melanin to protect it from strong sunlight. Freckles are patches of extra melanin, which can appear on fair skin when it has been in the sun.
Dark skin has more melanin than pale skin.
Red hair and freckles are inherited traits
No, all people do not have freckles. While most people have birth marks, not all have freckles.
red hair
Heterochromia is a condition where a person can have different iris colors and or more than one hair color. There are many Chinese who have predominately black hair and also patches of red hair. Any further refined answer requires a clearer definition of what is Chinese.
Red hair is rare because the trait is a recessive gene when paired up with other types of hair. In most cases both sides of the parents have to have that gene to even make it possible. Many people have the trait for red hair, but it takes 2 people with the trait to produce an offspring with red hair, making it twice as difficult. That is why red hair is not typical.
red
having red hair is actually a genetic mutation, and tipically people (like me) have fair skin, freckles, and of course, red hair.
Three children have red hair and freckles.
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The combination of having both red hair and freckles is influenced by genetics. The MC1R gene, which is responsible for red hair, also affects the production of melanin in the skin, leading to a higher likelihood of freckles in individuals with red hair.
Yes, freckles can be genetic. Freckles also can come from being in the sun. Freckles contain a pigment called melanin. This pigment comes out more when exposed to sun and on light or fair skinned people.
Freckles are reddish brown or rust colored speckles on the skin- typical of people with red hair and fair skin.
I have brown hair and I have freckles. It is in your skin and the sun brings out freckles. It doesn't really have anything to do with your hair colour.
all it means is that you have freckles and blonde hair. a lot of people have freckles with blonde hair. :)
Not all red-haired people have freckles because the presence of freckles is influenced by multiple genetic factors, not just hair color. While the MC1R gene is commonly associated with red hair and is also linked to freckling, other genes and environmental factors, such as sun exposure, can affect whether an individual develops freckles. Additionally, variations in gene expression among individuals can lead to different phenotypic outcomes. Thus, it's possible for someone with red hair to lack freckles.
you have freckles and red hair and most people state for a laugh that they don't have souls. Not me for i am one
yes indeed dark red hair is still red hair :)