rs1042602

A SNP in the TYR gene on chromosome 11. Its most notable genotype is A;A: associated with the absence of freckles

Gene
TYR
Location
Chr 1189,178,528 (GRCh38)
Highest magnitude
0.0Typical
Tested on
23andMe, AncestryDNA
Minor allele frequency
18%

Genotypes

As shown in 23andMe and AncestryDNA files.

  1. A;AMost notableNot ratedassociated with the absence of frecklesTypical · 0.06% of people
  2. A;CNot ratedNo summary available.Typical · 0.020% of people
  3. C;CGoodNo summary available.Typical · 0.073% of people

On SNPedia: (A;A), (A;C), (C;C). Magnitude rates how notable a genotype is from 0 to 10, not how risky it is.

Frequency

Share of each genotype in 8 HapMap populations.

  • AverageA;A 6% A;C 20% C;C 73%
  • European ancestry (Utah)A;A 23% A;C 40% C;C 37%
  • Han Chinese (Beijing)A;A 0% A;C 0% C;C 100%
  • Japanese (Tokyo)A;A 0% A;C 0% C;C 100%
  • Yoruba (Nigeria)A;A 0% A;C 0% C;C 100%
  • African ancestry (Southwest US)A;A 0% A;C 11% C;C 89%
  • Gujarati IndianA;A 1% A;C 21% C;C 78%
  • Mexican ancestry (Los Angeles)A;A 4% A;C 37% C;C 60%
  • TuscanA;A 24% A;C 54% C;C 23%

Other TYR SNPs

All TYR SNPs

Notes

From SNPedia

Notes

Influences appearance The A allele of rs1042602 is associated with the absence of freckles

Source and license

Adapted from rs1042602 on SNPedia, using a snapshot taken October 16, 2026. SNPedia content is shared under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US, and this page is shared under the same license.

SNPedia is a community-edited wiki. Its entries can be incomplete, out of date or wrong, and nothing here is a diagnosis or medical advice. Magnitude is a community rating of how interesting a genotype is, not a risk score.