Scientists have found genes associated with human hair color

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published online on the 16th in the British Journal of Health, describing genes associated with different hair colors. The findings highlight the genetic roots of human hair color, making it possible to predict hair color with some accuracy based only on DNA evidence, which will help advance the development of group genetics and forensics.
natural colors of humans, such as skin tones and hair colors, are caused by two types of melanin. In the case of hair, if the hair is black, there is a lot of granular melanin in the hair cortical; The scientists' hair color study of twins showed that melanin production and distribution have strong genetic properties, genetic factors can explain nearly 97% of color changes.
this time, scientists from the Department of Twin Studies and Genetic Epidemiology at King's College London and a team from the Rotterdam Medical Center at Erasmus University in the Netherlands analyzed genetic data from nearly 300,000 Europeans with hair colors including black, gold, dark brown, light brown and red. They identified more than 100 new candidate genes that may help determine hair color, some of which affect the calming and production of natural melanin.
team also tried to predict an individual's hair color based on these genes. It was found that predicting black and red hair was more accurate, while predicting blond and brown hair was more challenging.
scientists also reported that women's lighter hair color is more common, which means that there is a certain correlation between gender and hair color. (Source: Science and Technology Daily Zhang Mengran)