I have red hair
red hair is not very common in humans
Nope and neither are my green eyes.
Yea its only 1-2% of humans who have red hair
I wonder why it is so rare.
In western europe it is upwards of 2-6% so i guess it is area dependant
That is strange and interesting.
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
, in Turkey, in Caucasia, in Northern Kazakhstan, and among Uyghurs and Udmurts. The use of henna on hair and skin for various reasons occasionally occurs in Asia. When henna is used on hair it dyes the hair to different shades of red.
Geographic distribution Modern Americas, Oceania and Sub-Saharan Africa.
Emigration from Europe has multiplied the population of red haired humans in the Americas, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. In the United States, it is estimated that 2–6% of the population has red