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Are Redheads a Dying Breed?
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by Jordan Yerman | August 22, 2007 at 12:36 pm
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The redhead gene (aka "Ginger Factor X"), whilst recessive, appears in up to 40% of some populations, so I'm not sure how likely the scenario below is to occur.
REDHEADS are becoming rarer and could be extinct in 100 years, according to genetic scientists.
The current National Geographic magazine reports that less than two per cent of the world's population has natural red hair, created by a mutation in northern Europe thousands of years ago.
Global intermingling, which broadens the availability of possible partners, has reduced the chances of redheads meeting and producing little redheads of their own.
It takes only one red-haired parent to produce ginger-headed babies, but two redheads obviously create a much stronger possibility.
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at 23:44 on August 22nd, 2007
I don't think so. I'm a redhead and although it's not a very common colour, I think we're still going strong. I hope!
at 06:02 on August 23rd, 2007
Perhaps this article only applies to red headed stepchildren?
I am sure to burn in hell over that one.
at 10:37 on January 2nd, 2009
Sorry to pop this articles bubble but the red head (Ginger) gene is actually dominate. (in most cases) As long as one side has a strong set of (rr) gene AKA Ginger Gene.
I mated with a non Ginger (no rr gene in existence) and produced a Ginger child, but the chances are 50% likely it will be a ginger.
And I have also noticed a boost in Ginger popularity. Thanks Media for bringing the Ginger into the lime light and causing people to actually like gingers and thus making non gingers jealous.
at 17:40 on March 10th, 2009
Why don't people just use PGD then to select for more redheads? Little ginger kids can be cute...even though some get made fun of. I don't think the world would want them to be extinct, though, that's like losing an entire genus :(
at 02:12 on April 22nd, 2009
i am currently mating with a ginger as mcdonalds would say im lovin it the ginger gene will live on as long as i'm breathing the air we breathe my dick will stay hard in support of gingerism :D
at 02:14 on April 22nd, 2009
also i have a two tone leg hair of ginger and brown why is this so? i like it ;)