Also, couple of details about redheads being soups that might have escaped your notice. There is a strong correlation between the genes for redheadiness and being tetrachromatic. Tetrachromatia occurs at about four times the average in the general population rate among redheads.
Related, but less known, is that a small percentage of redheads have a abnormally folded protein in the lens of the eye, that allows UV light though. Meaning they can see into the uV end of the spectra.
Current thinking is that redheads are not mutation of the base homosapians but actually have some genes carried over from the Devonsia sub-species who hybridised with H.sapiens Sapien, roughly about the same time as the neanderthal. It's believed that they were a mostly aboral species, living in heavily forested areas and with adaptations to match. Hence, seeing more shades of green, and into the UV spectra [both critical in foraging] as well as the well known red-headed trait of being sensitive to sunburn.. which is less of a problem if you live in the shade most of the time.
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Date: 2020-10-29 03:40 am (UTC)I would so move there if I could...
Also, couple of details about redheads being soups that might have escaped your notice. There is a strong correlation between the genes for redheadiness and being tetrachromatic. Tetrachromatia occurs at about four times the average in the general population rate among redheads.
Related, but less known, is that a small percentage of redheads have a abnormally folded protein in the lens of the eye, that allows UV light though. Meaning they can see into the uV end of the spectra.
Current thinking is that redheads are not mutation of the base homosapians but actually have some genes carried over from the Devonsia sub-species who hybridised with H.sapiens Sapien, roughly about the same time as the neanderthal. It's believed that they were a mostly aboral species, living in heavily forested areas and with adaptations to match. Hence, seeing more shades of green, and into the UV spectra [both critical in foraging] as well as the well known red-headed trait of being sensitive to sunburn.. which is less of a problem if you live in the shade most of the time.