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But redheads as a group have more in common than only their hair color -- certain health conditions appear to be more common among people with red hair. Here are five health risks linked with being a redhead. About 1 to 2 percent of the human population has red hair.Redheads have genes to thank for their tresses. Research shows red hair usually results from a mutation in a gene called MC1R, which codes for the melanocortin-1 receptor. The pigment found in redhair that makes it red is called pheomelanin.ut redheads as a group have more in common than only their hair color -- certain health conditions appear to be more common among people with red hair. Here are five health risks linked with being a redhead. About 1 to 2 percent of the human population has red hair. Redheads have genes to thank for their tresses.
As a recessive trait it must be inherited from both parents to cause the hair to become red. Consequently there are far more people carrying the mutation for red hair than people actually having red hair. In Scotland, approximately 13% of the population are redheads, although 40% carry at least one mutation.There are many kinds of red hair, some fairer, or mixed with blond ('strawberry blond'), some darker, like auburn hair, which is brown hair with a reddish tint.This is because some people only carry one or a few of the several possible MC1R mutations.here are many kinds of red hair, some fairer, or mixed with blond ('strawberry blond'), some darker, like auburn hair, which is brown hair with a reddish tint. This is because some people only carry one or a few of the several possible MC1R mutations.