Does red hair colour exist?

By: Emily Clarke. There may be fewer of us than other hair colors, and our coloring may vary, but we're all proud redheads. Being a redhead seems to draw other redheads to me and in my experience there tend to be some specific color types we all fall into. read more

Yes, it exists Red hair occurs naturally in 1–2% of the human population. It occurs more frequently (2–6%) in people of northern or western European ancestry, and less frequently in other populations. read more

Genetic studies of dizygotic (fraternal) twins indicate that the MC1R gene is not solely responsible for the red hair phenotype; unidentified modifier genes exist, making variance in the MC1R gene necessary, but not always sufficient, for red hair production. read more