Scientists in Australia have identified a single gene that strongly influences whether you have curly or straight hair. The study looked for genetic variations in people of European descent to ...

A 'curly hair gene' has been discovered by scientists, paving the way for a pill that could perform the same function as hair straighteners. 07 December 2009 • 10:29am The discovery will also ...

Australian scientists have identified the gene that strongly influences ... to find a similar variation responsible for curly hair in those of European descent. It is known that 45% of European ...

Adhikari’s team looked at the entire gene maps of more than 6,000 Latin Americans, who have a very mixed genetic heritage. The volunteer populations are about half European, half Native American ...

Among Europeans and their descendants, about 45 per cent have straight hair, 40 per cent have waves and 15 per cent are curly ... gene as being a factor in determining hair shape in people of ...

It had been thought that red hair is controlled by a single gene ... of European descent because they have greater variation in hair colour. Comparing redheads to people with brown or black ...