The Beagle Log, 25 September 2007 - Redheads

Subject: The Beagle Log, 25 September 2007 - Redheads Mon 24 Sep 2007 - 23:39

To quote the National Geographic Magazine (September 2007):

Does Britain’s Prince Harry have endangered Roots?

Its been reported that true redheads will be extinct by 2100 since carries of the carrot-top gene are less and less likely to pair up in an age of global intermingling. It is estimated that only 2% of the world’s population are natural redheads. The percent of Scotland’s population with red hair is – well that is the question.

What percent of Scotland’s population are redheaded?

Subject: Re: The Beagle Log, 25 September 2007 - Redheads Tue 25 Sep 2007 - 9:49

Hi Don,

Was just thinking............ Based on the same theory -

PS: My guess at answering the question

percentage of redheads in Scotland - I think will be about the same as all British Isles - and my guess for all of that is 4% of population.

from your notes........

Hi Don and Carole Smile

I read with interest your posts about redheads.
My late father-in-law(born in Wales) had red hair and my mother -in -law (born in Scotland) had brown hair. They had 4 children, 8 grandchildren and 9 g/greatchildren and not a redhead amongst them, but when my husband grew a beard it was red.

JFS wave

Amazingly, Scotland’s redheaded population comprises 13% of the total population - 2 in 5 have the redhead gene. These statistics come from the September issue of the National Geographic. How do they match with your observations?

Carole, I have no idea on how blond blue eye genes will fare, or which are the dominate genes; would be interesting to find out.

As for your other question “If a person inherits one blonde-haired gene and one red-haired gene - what color of hair will result?” The answer is obvious, strawberry blond. ck-grin

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Don

Hi all,

JFS - that's interesting about your husband's ancestry - Scottish & Welsh - and especially his red beard!! being the only red hair inherited. Laughing

Don, heck that's surprised me - but then again, I've only been to Scotland a couple of times in my life. I based my approximate guess on percentage of red-headed children you might find in a high school in Lancashire!! But then agian - I could have got that way out!!

I have done some study of genetics and I posted a Topic about it a few months ago here............... >>GENETICS: My Smith blue-eyed Gene >>which shows the dominance of dark hair, brown eyes, etc.
(I have green eyes from one green gene + my Smith blue gene)

But had never considered red hair, but now have some information about it - which I'll post at some later time on my old Topic (link above).

I now know that red hair is an "incomplete dominant" and apparently will blend with the colour of the paired gene. So you were in fact quite correct Don, when you said blonde + red gene = strawberry blonde. I'll write more about it at a later date.

In the meantime - see my old topic ck-wink

Carole

Hiya
mum is a red head who has gone lighter over the years and now strawberry blonde, not grey. I,m mouse over the winter and dark blonde over the summer. Nan, mums mum dark blonde, grandad was dark brown.
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Hi Maxine,

Aaah you're mum's a redhead - so she must have had a red gene passed down from both her parents - unless she got one red and one blonde, if she's more of a strawberry blonde.

JFS - Does your husband like a drop of whiskey, to go with his Scottish red beard?? I just couldn't resist this!! Laughing

But I'm not too sure now actually - whether he's drinking from a whiskey bottle - or playing some kind of musical instrument?? ck-hrrmm

Wanted one with a kilt too really - but couldn't find one!! cheers

It's from Animations Factory - so I'm sorry it's got their copyright thing on it.
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Oh - just discovered what it is ha-ha-ha-ha

daft old me!!
the title of the animation is...........
Scottish Man Blowing a Kazoo

Subject: Re: The Beagle Log, 25 September 2007 - Redheads Thu 27 Sep 2007 - 1:31

You don't need a red beard to enjoy good whiskey, and too much enjoyment will limit your playing the kazoo. Laughing

It's nice to see these chats develop
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Don

Hi

Yes my ex-husband does like a drop of the hard stuff.
But his Red Beard is not from his Scottish mother, but his Welsh father!

My mother-in -law was from Stornaway and she loved Haggis ck-shocked

JFS

Hi JFS, Aaah!!!!

This will be more like him then!! Laughing

Luv
Carole cheers

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Good one Carole Laughing

Luv JFS

Haaa haaa - that was meant with no disrespect to my Scottish and Welsh neighbours. Love you all. But I couldn't resist it JFS!! I was actually at my dad's house on his computer earlier, experimenting with his imaging programme! - that was when I gave a Welsh hat to "Scottish Man Blowing a Kazoo"!! I'm home now wave

Carole
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