Little research has been done into the genes involved in hair color, and most research centers around the MC1R gene. The MC1R gene helps create the melanocortin 1 receptor, which plays a role in ...

Dermatologist and a nurse practitioner explain what freckles are, their causes, and treatment to fade freckles, and who is ...

Red-haired folks have the MC1R gene to thank for their copper-toned locks. Or, more specifically, they possess a variant of ...