I have red hair and I found out that its kinda rare only 2% have it.
Oh wow, I didn't realize it was that rare! Do your parents have red hair?
No but I read that It occurs more frequently (2–6%) in people of northern or western European ancestry,
That makes sense. What are the chances your children will have red hair?
Im not sure but Red hair varies in hues from a deep burgundy or bright copper
I didn't know there were that many variations of red hair. Do your siblings have red hair?
Nope just me, but red hair is often associated with fair skin people but my skin is not fair in the least bit.
That's cool! I like to dye my hair red. Do you dye yours?
Europe; it is centered around populations in the British Isles. Redheads today are commonly associated with the Celtic nations.
In Ireland, the percentage of population with red hair is estimated to be at around 10%, making it the world's highest concentrated population of red heads. According to IrelandsDNA, 34.7% of the Irish population carry the allele for red hair, although this doesn't directly translate proportionally into births of red-haired children.
Scotland also has a high percentage with around 6% of the population
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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 (