I'm a red head. It's very rare and only occurs in 1–2% of the human population.
That does sound rare!  Did you inherit your red hair from one of your parents?
Yes, both of my parents are redheads, so I have two copies of a recessive allele on chromosome 16.
Are you fair skinned?  I heard that goes along with being a red head.
Yes, I am fair skinned with light blue eyes, and freckles.
What shade is your red hair?  I've seen people with reddish brown hair, and others with hair that is almost bright orange!
Red hair
Red hair (or ginger hair) occurs naturally in one to two percent of the human population, appearing with greater frequency (two to six percent) among people of Northern or Northwestern European ancestry and lesser frequency in other populations. It is most common in individuals homozygous for a recessive allele on chromosome 16 that produces an altered version of the MC1R protein.
Red hair varies in hue from a deep burgundy or bright copper (auburn) to burnt orange or red-orange to and strawberry blond. Characterized
valerian) colors.
In science and nature Hair color.
Red hair occurs naturally on approximately 1–2% of the human population. It occurs more frequently (2–6%) in people of northern or western European ancestry, and less frequently in other populations. Red hair appears in people with two copies of a recessive gene on chromosome 16 which causes a mutation in the MC1R protein.
Red hair varies from a deep burgundy through burnt orange to bright copper. It is characterized by high levels of the reddish pigment pheomelanin (