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Evo and Proud: The puzzle of European hair and eye color | Hair color chart, Hair color techniques, Blonde hair color
Evo and Proud: The puzzle of European hair and eye color | Hair color chart, Hair color techniques, Blonde hair color
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The puzzle of European hair and eye color

I’ve been fascinated by a puzzle of modern human evolution: the diverse palette of hair and eye colors that has developed in some populations (Frost, 2006; Frost 2008). Hair may be black, brown, flaxen, golden, or red, and eyes may be brown, blue, gray, hazel, or green. Both polymorphisms are largely confined to Europeans, especially those from the north and east. This is an evolutionary puzzle for several reasons: 1. Hair color and eye color diversified through two separate processes that…
Camilia Cobb
Camilia Cobb

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