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  1. Is hair texture determined by genetics?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... appear to play a major role in determining hair texture—straight, wavy, or curly—and the thickness of individual strands of hair. Studies suggest that different genes influence hair texture ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/traits/hairtexture - Genetics
  2. Is hair color determined by genetics?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    Hair color is determined by the amount of a pigment called melanin in hair. An abundance of one type of melanin, called eumelanin, gives people black or brown hair. An abundance of another pigment, called pheomelanin, gives ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/traits/haircolor - Genetics
  3. How is genetic testing done?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... tests are performed on a sample of blood, hair, skin, amniotic fluid (the fluid that surrounds a ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/testing/procedure - Genetics
  4. Is eye color determined by genetics?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... these genes are also involved in skin and hair coloring. Genes with reported roles in eye color ... albinism affects the pigmentation of the skin and hair in addition to the eyes. Affected individuals tend ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/traits/eyecolor - Genetics
  5. Where can I read more about the diseases and traits covered in my direct-to-consumer genetic testing report?: ... 
    ... s disease Lactose intolerance Cheek dimples Eye color Hair texture Hair color (light or dark hair) Autosomal recessive spastic ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay , also ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../dtcgenetictesting/dtcghrpages - Genetics
  6. Genetics and Human Traits: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... probability of having twins determined by genetics? Is hair texture determined by genetics? Is hair color determined by genetics? Is height determined by ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/traits - Genetics
  7. Are moles determined by genetics?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... individual’s lifetime, moles may change in appearance; hair may grow out of them, and they can ... In susceptible individuals (those with fair skin, light hair, skin that burns instead of tans, a family ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/traits/moles - Genetics
  8. What is a gene variant and how do variants occur?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... for differences between people such as eye color, hair color, and blood type. Although many of these ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../mutationsanddisorders/genemutation - Genetics
  9. What is heritability?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... it is to change a trait. For example, hair color is a trait with high heritability, but ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../understanding/inheritance/heritability - Genetics
  10. What does it mean to have Neanderthal or Denisovan DNA?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... inherited from archaic humans may play roles in hair texture, height, sensitivity of the sense of smell, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../dtcgenetictesting/neanderthaldna - Genetics