@cola

I could see it being natural within the turks since they have less dominate hair color genes (browns and other lighter colors are more common).

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@freemo @cola @igeljaeger @cowanon red had nothing to do with blonde/black status. you are still a blonde or a brunette based on your original gene set (this is why some gingers are brilliant red and others are duller reds.) the protein stuck on MC1R jams the melannin which turns it red (and the skin whiter since the pigment is malfunctioning.)

i don't think asia is low-light enough for that adaptation to have ever been important though.

scots-irish on the other hand live under the heavy rain cloud of imperial depression :laughing_cirno:
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@icedquinn

Valid points but the important point in this case is that gene's origin is specifically from ireland. So naturally as with any gene it is highly concentration in and near ireland and becomes statistically more rare the farther out you go.

So while they are absolutely able to carry the gene they are unlikely to have it for that reason, and even they do it is unlikely to actually express itself because dominant genes mast it, as dominant genes do.

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@freemo @icedquinn @cola @cowanon red hair is having genes for lack of melonin, having brown skin and red hair is therefore impossible almost. We're just talking about anime fetishes

@igeljaeger

Red hair isnt a gene for the lack of melanin, that would be albinoism and that looks very different.

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