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A single DNA change can decide hair colour (see pics)

To get a blonde look, you soon may not need to visit a hair clinic or a specialist barber. A single-letter change in the genetic code is enough to generate blonde hair in humans, fascinating

IANS Updated on: June 02, 2014 18:15 IST


It is clear that this hair colour change is occurring through a regulatory mechanism that operates only in the hair.

"This is not something that also affects other traits, like intelligence or personality. The change that causes blonde hair is, literally, only skin deep," Kingsley added.

The study was published in the journal Nature Genetics.

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