The Color of Human Hair

November 2011

Christoph G. Birngruber, Marcel A. Verhoff

eumelanin pheomelanin melanocortin-1-receptor MC1R tyrosinase

Studysummary This review discusses the factors influencing human hair color, including genetic components and enzymatic activity, and highlights the forensic significance of hair color analysis, but reports no new findings.

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