I heard redheads are becoming extinct. this true?

Answer 1

Nope, I have naturally red hair. I've produced three kids with red hair, so I don't fear the extinction at all. My siblings have also had three kids each, all with red hair.

Answer 2

I was not aware that redheads were a separate species. One of my exes is a ginger; does that mean I committed bestiality? This is probably a case of the media sucking really hard at reporting science (see: everything on Yahoo's science news section, particularly anything to do with evolution). What may be happening is the gene that causes red hair is recessive, so it might not be presenting as often in the general population, maybe? The genes are still there and will keep popping up from time to time, unless y'all are contracting a redhead-specific fatal disease that I had not heard of. It actually sounds like a mutation (hah!) of that "blonds are going extinct" nonsense from a few years back, which was reported on in the media. The genes for blondness aren't even presenting less in the population, I believe, so that story was pretty much 100% bull. Just in case, though, you should probably refrain from skydiving or other such high-risk activities. Heh, I wonder if you'd get arrested for that if we put you on an endangered species list?

Answer 3

My daughters Grandmother is a redhead. She had 3 out of 6. Of those three there are over a dozen grandchildren and only one redhead, my daughter. My line has no redheads and I have had 2 different redheads with 2 dads. Its all genetics and chance...they are seldom seen and random but not becoming extinct.

Answer 4

Varies based upon sources....

In August 2007, many news organizations reported that redheads or "gingers," as our British and Australian friends call them, would eventually become extinct. Other news outlets and blogs picked up the story, citing the "Oxford Hair Foundation" or "genetic scientists" who claimed that there would be no more redheads by as early as 2060 [source: The Courier Mail]. It turns out that all those people were wrong. Redheads are here to stay and should be around well beyond 2060.

Answer 5

Well, supposedly red hair is a recessive gene, and recessive genes that are already in a minority tend to be bred out of the genepool eventually. Of course, that is assuming that the species in question follows a regular, predictable, mating pattern. Is that true of the human race? You decide.

I've heard the same thing, and I believe that it's true that redheads will probably be bred out. But it will take longer than 2070, as was suggested earlier.

Answer 6

I read a survey that stated that there were fewer red head,s being born these day,s. How ever it did not state that they were becoming extinct. I would think that it is like every thing else it will change in it,s own time. I hope so i find some red head,s extremely sexy.

Answer 7

Yep, apparently by 2070 redheads will be extinct, although i can't really see this being true because I'm a red head and hopefully I'll live until then, maybe a bit after. Basically there is less and less redheads in the world and so soonish there will be no more being born. Shame lol

Answer 8

Not possible. In fact, I believe they will become quite a bit more common in the upcoming years. Take a man with dark hair, and a woman with blond hair (or visa versa) - what are the chances their child will have RED hair???

Go look it up.

OH - and NEVER believe everything that is printed or that is written by a human or humanoid. Only the National Enquirer really knows....tee hee

Answer 9

It actually is true. Because of the fact that you take a redhead that has a child with some one with black hair or blonde hair, the chances are slim that they will have a child with redhair. There are less and less redheads because of this fact. I am and endangerred species to be cherished.

Answer 10

Either Time or Newsweek had a piece about that. Only 2 % of the world's population is a natural red head... and most live in Scotland. By 2020, red heads will be no more ( according to that article). Now, that is sad!!!!