FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 10, 2018·3 min readHow Redheads Inherit Their Flaming LocksResearchers have identified eight genes linked to red hair. The study also found almost 200 genes associated with hair texture, color and whether the hair grows straight or curly.Read More
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