Why do so many people have curly hair?
But cells are often surprising and you will often see light people with curly hair and less often, darker people with straight hair. Because multiple genes influence the curliness of hair, and when you combine the genes for straight or wavy hair with the genes for tightly curled hair, you typically get moderately curly hair.
Why do most mixed race people ( European and African Genealogy ) have black, curly hair?
If a European parent has blonde hair, it means that they have two copies of the blonde gene, and the African parent will have two genes for brown hair. This means that there’s a 25% chance that their child will be blonde. “Why do most mixed race people (European and African genealogy) have black, curly hair?”
Why do people with curly hair have white skin?
The dark skin protects against the sun and that the hair is curly helps to protect their head. Whether curly hair is better or not, that is the way they evolved. You should ask why people have straight hair and why they are white when they need protection against the sun. It is because of a recessive albinism gene.
What makes mixed race hair different from other hair types?
Now, what is different between mixed and African descent hair is the distribution of these cells in the cortex and what it means for these hair types. But before we move on please understand that there are 3 main ethnic groups: Caucasian, Asian and African. When I refer to mixed hair I mean a crossover between African and another ethnic group.
Is there such a thing as mixed hair?
While there isn’t one specific hair type that’s considered mixed race, generally when people are talking about mixed hair, they’re referencing thick, naturally curly hair, (between curl types 3b-4a).
But cells are often surprising and you will often see light people with curly hair and less often, darker people with straight hair. Because multiple genes influence the curliness of hair, and when you combine the genes for straight or wavy hair with the genes for tightly curled hair, you typically get moderately curly hair.
Do you have curly hair or straight hair?
If one parent had curly hair we will have some curliness, but if the other has straight hair it will not be as curly. But cells are often surprising and you will often see light people with curly hair and less often, darker people with straight hair.
If a European parent has blonde hair, it means that they have two copies of the blonde gene, and the African parent will have two genes for brown hair. This means that there’s a 25% chance that their child will be blonde. “Why do most mixed race people (European and African genealogy) have black, curly hair?”
