[BenLurkin]

So where do redheads come from?

[ntnychik]

So where do redheads come from?

Neanderthals. Google Neanderthals redheads for some theories.

[blueplum]

start with haplogroup R1b (for Red) with a gene mutation on chromosome 16, lower UV exposure levels above the 45th parallel, (and, a bit of neanderthal) and voila, red hair.

http://www.eupedia.com/genetics/origins_of_red_hair.shtml

and:

“There is now strong evidence that both R1a and R1b people contributed to the diffusion of the A111T mutation of the SLC24A5, which explains apporximately 35% of skin tone difference between Europeans and Africans”

http://www.eupedia.com/europe/Haplogroup_R1a_Y-DNA.shtml#pigmentation

[maine-iac7]

Eric the Red and his clan Vikings - and later, the Sinclares and clansmen from Scotland - YOU do the research (my post # 20 can give you a stepping stone).

[ntnychik]

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