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Yes it is a dying gene. Out of all the colours it is the most recessive gene. There was an article on one if the radio stations over here that featured a website that encouraged redheads to 'make babies' with other redheads to keep the gene alive!

Go to

http://www.rte.ie/tv/theafternoonshow/2008/0129/red533.html

www.redhedd.com


love T.x

My youngest son has red hair so does his wife and two children.

Interestingly when I started researching my aunt told me her grandfather had red hair as did her sister (died before I was born). I am one of 11 children none of us have red hair but quite a lot of our children and grandchildren do.

Linda x

i am one of 5 with red hair but only 3 of us had a red head child. im proud of my hair as is my daughter we both have long hair and we are always the first to be noticed in a crowded room.
long live the red heads!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Like Karen said, there was something on telly a few weeks ago, think it was GMTV about the redhead being a dying breed.

Twinky didnt take offence does look strange though dark hair ginger beard .

sorry Dawnie no offence meant....my uncle has a ginger beard....don't like him much so I guess it put me off! lol x

it was on tv a few weeks ago...a man in the US has a website trying to get redheads together to make more redhead babies so that the gene doesn't die out

Karen

Twinkly

as a child when he had a beard I used to sit on his lap and play with his beard for ages , suppose it was a sort of comfort blanket to me.

ugh! ginger chins lol

Lots of redheads in my family....and check out the Branning family on East Enders lol

Harry lol yes hair.

My mums family are all red redheads except mum whos brown. When I spoke to her cousin for the 1st time on the phone trying to do some family tree stuff he said you havent inherited the hair have you.

My sister is brown I am redhead, dad is black hair although his beard grows through ginger?????

Mums brothers son is blonde her sisters children one is brown the other blonde.

And none of mums cousins children are redheads that I know about.

very wierd

In our family , over the last hundred years or so, we have red-heads. Then we don,t, Years later, they come back.
I,m assuming we are talking about hair and not heads.
Best wishes Happy days

I'm a redhead and proud of it lol.....one of my three brothers is a subtle red head.....he has 3 kids....two dark and one blonde! .....so maybe she is right x

There are quite a few redheads in our area too.................interesting point though.

If the redhaired gene is a recessive one, then maybe the dominant genes will eventually eradicate it.

*worries that I have strained my brain*

xx

Loads of redheaded/ginger children around here!!
Mind you, could just be one rampant ginger bloke trying to keep the gene alive!! lol

talking with eldest last night and she suddenly came out with these questions/facts.

Red heads are getting extinct arent you.

You are cos the redhead gene is disappearing.

Now where shes got this from I dont know but she is adamant its true.
Maybe its because I am a redhead and none of my three are they have all got hubbys family collourings two are like him and tiddler is his sisters colour.

Am I a dying breed???