Some parents worry that their children will be born with a rare disease or a hidden genetic disorder. Other parents, however, wonder if their children will possess something obvious: RED HAIR, MC1R gene that causes redheadedness.
The gene MC1R for red hair is recessive, so a person needs two copies of that gene for it to show up or be expressed. some recent reports suggest having red hair is associated with a number of health issues and are redheads are more sensitive to pain and require extra anesthesia during surgery the pigment pheomelanin, which is responsible for red hair, may also make redheads even more susceptible to melanoma than fair-skinned blondes.
Advantage to having red hair, The pale skin that redheads usually have is more efficient at soaking up sunlight and sunlight is required for the body to manufacture vitamin D, an essential nutrient.
