rs1426654(A;A)

Probably light-skinned, European ancestry

Magnitude
2.7Worth knowing
Repute
Not rated
Frequency
30%Average of 11 populations
On SNPedia
rs1426654(A;A)
Gene
SLC24A5

Frequency

Share of people with A;A in each HapMap population.

  • European ancestry (Utah)100%
  • Tuscan99%
  • Gujarati Indian89%
  • Mexican ancestry (Los Angeles)33%
  • Maasai (Kenya)10%
  • Luhya (Kenya)<1%
  • Han Chinese (Beijing)0%
  • Japanese (Tokyo)0%
  • Yoruba (Nigeria)0%
  • African ancestry (Southwest US)0%
  • Chinese (Denver)0%

Other genotypes of rs1426654

  1. A;GNot ratedmixed European + (African or Asian) ancestry possibleWorth knowing · 2.515% of people
  2. G;GNot ratedprobably darker-skinned, Asian or African ancestryWorth knowing · 2.655% of people

All about rs1426654

Notes

From SNPedia

This SNP influences skin pigmentation and indicates indicates light-skinned European ancestry. estimates that the rs1426654(A) allele (light skin pigmentation) spread through the European population around 6,000 - 12,000 years ago. Prior to that, "European ancestors" were most likely relatively brown-skinned.

References

Source and license

Adapted from rs1426654(A;A) 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.

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