'Ginger gene' developed after humans moved to colder climate 50,000 years ago

The Telegraph ^ | 19 Sep 2013

[MinorityRepublican]

Fair skin and red hair first appeared around the time people settled in Europe and still remains a dominant gene in southern Europeans today, even if they become tanned. Known as V6OL allele, the gene made skin lighter as humans were getting less vitamin D from no longer being in the harsh African sun , the study reported. However it brought with it health risks as it is commonly associated with melanoma - a serious form of skin cancer. Researchers made the discovery while examining the evolutionary processes of particular genes of 1,000 people from Spain. Study author Dr Saioa Lopez said: "As a consequence of depigmentation there has been a collateral damage consequence to health.

[svcw]

Sorry I could not resist. (very interesting)

[Nifster]

I have always been told that my ginger kid is an old soul

[Dr. Sivana]

Now, I know that most prefer Mary Ann over Ginger, but that doesn’t mean a few Ginger genes are a bad thing.

[Jack Hydrazine]

I thought gingers didn’t have souls!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EY39fkmqKBM

[Jonty30]

So that’s when they lost their souls?

[null and void]

Yep, they left their soul in Africa...

[hinckley buzzard]

I Just read that fair skin and red hair was a Neanderthal trait. That would explain its presence in northern European climes.

[GeronL]

What if there were no redheads....

.... what if Ron Weasley were Korean? Would he be Lee Seung-Gi??

[LoneRangerMassachusetts]

So all African Americans are going to go fair skin with red or blond hair getting the ginger gene because of our temperate American climate? Poor Michael Jackson was born too soon.

[VanShuyten]

“So all African Americans are going to go fair skin with red or blond hair getting the ginger gene because of our temperate American climate? “

Not until natural selection comes back. Blacks in the US used to have very high rates of rickets until Vit. D was added to milk. It’s still a problem among lactose-intolerant and/or breast-fed northern Blacks.

[MestaMachine]

Oh for the love of Pete! I wish these really, really, really smarter than thou people would get something that has a close resemblance to a life. Gahhhhhh!

Where did the freckles come from...sunspots???

[iowamark]

[GeronL]

lol

[Libloather]

[Iron Munro]

Bigger is better.....

[newfreep]

Amy Pond

[COBOL2Java]

[newfreep]

Bill Clinton preferred McDonald’s.

HELLry preferred Wendy’s.

[Scoutmaster]

No. We do not.