2007-11-13 23:51:14 · 3 answers · asked by mir 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
The genetics of hair color is not well established yet. However, there is a theory stating that at least 2 pair of genes control hair colors. The 2 genes are as follows with their alleles:
>>brown/blond pair gene = has a dominant BROWN ALLELE and a recessive BLOND ALLELE.
>>not-red/red pair gene =NOT-RED ALLELE (which suppresses production of pheomelanin) is dominant and the allele for RED HAIR is recessive.
Several gene pairs control the light versus dark hair color in a cumulative effect. Therefore, the more of these that are dominant, the darker the hair will be.
2007-11-17 22:31:50 · answer #1 · answered by ♥ lani s 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alleles For Hair Color
2016-12-17 09:54:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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the genes that transmit different features of hair like color are named allele genes (not only those in hair,it can be eye color ,skin color ,the form of the nose and others...) so for multiple colors we have multiple allele genes
2016-04-03 02:59:17 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋