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Mars06
12-25-2014, 08:49 AM
Is there any way, with 23andme data, to tell which genes you possess - both dominant and recessive - with regard to hair color? I have a red-haired grandmother and I wonder if I have a recessive gene for it. Ditto for blonde hair.

Not a Cop
12-25-2014, 11:48 AM
Yes, currently there is currentlyy a 8-snp prediction sistem for eye and skin colour (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3694299/) it said to have 95% accuracy. Haven't read much about hair colour, but as far as i know predictors for hair colour are not so good as ones for eyes.