Trait

Red hair

Also called: Ginger hair color, Red hair color, Red head (hair color), Red hair colour
Body system: Abnormality of the integument

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8 genes linked to Red hair

Changes in these genes cause rare conditions in which Red hair is seen. Most people with this trait have none of those conditions, and a gene on this list says nothing about anyone's own genome.

Gene	How often it is seen	Conditions
POMCproopiomelanocortin	Always	In 2 conditions
PCSK1proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 1	Often (30–79%)	In 1 condition
TYRP1tyrosinase related protein 1	Often (30–79%)	In 2 conditions
MC1Rmelanocortin 1 receptor	Not recorded	In 2 conditions
OCA2OCA2 melanosomal transmembrane protein	Not recorded	In 1 condition
PDE4Dphosphodiesterase 4D	Not recorded	In 1 condition
PRKAR1Aprotein kinase cAMP-dependent type I regulatory subunit alpha	Not recorded	In 1 condition
ZNF469zinc finger protein 469	Not recorded	In 1 condition

How often is among people with one of the gene's conditions, the most often across them, as the Human Phenotype Ontology records it. These pages describe traits and the research behind them; they are not a diagnosis, and a doctor or genetic counsellor is the person to ask about symptoms.

Broader traits

Abnormality of hair pigmentation

Where this comes from

The Human Phenotype Ontology, release 2026-09-01: the trait, its names, its definition and the genes linked to it. Find out more at hpo.jax.org.
Data release 2026.10.16-c6eea6bf.

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