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2006-06-11 18:16:48 · 4 answers · asked by lucslop 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
When referring to human phenotypes for hair colour:
Blond (for male) and blonde (for female) are the proper scientific or biological terms used for pale yellow. Blonde colored hairs have more phaeomelanin than eumelanin but less than red hair. Natural blondes have the thinnest strands of hair but have more hair on their heads than others. They have an average of 140,000 hairs.
Brunet or brunette are the actual terms for brown of varying shades. They have medium-thick strands of hair and about 100,000 strands of hair.
2006-06-11 19:04:40 · answer #1 · answered by tumnjun 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
since colors are used to describe hair, there are no scientific terms for it. Blonde and brunette are the most commonly used terms.
2006-06-11 18:31:28 · answer #2 · answered by smashingly.smashing 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just did a bunch of searching and the scientific terms appear to be, believe it or not, blond and brunette. Of course there are various shades of each, but discretion is up to the individual scientist. ie. sandy blond, platinum blond, strawberry blond, auburn, black, chestnut... there's not really any way to make it more 'scientific'...
2006-06-11 18:26:09 · answer #3 · answered by tripforyou 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think those are the proper terms.
2006-06-11 18:25:02 · answer #4 · answered by Nerds Gone Wild 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋