Scientists have now found 124 genes that can help determine hair color of any human being.
The uses of these genes are to help in law enforcement of a crime scene, by the help of detecting DNA, and also help in the process of studying melanoma, a very dreadful skin disease.
Tim Spector, a scientist from King’s College, London, quoted that this work will affect several fields of biology and medicine.
Out of the discovered 124 genes, only 12 were identifiable by scientists, and 100 were not previously known not to influence pigmentation.
This test took place in Europe,where scientists had collected over 300,000 hair samples.
this test was mainly based on examination of human diversity and how pigmentation of hair color can affect the external environment and social interactions during pigmentation.
“This discovery also can help in a detailed forensic approach during a crime scene” stated Manfred Kayser from Erasmus MC.