rs16891982(C;G)

If European, 7x more likely to have black hair

Magnitude
2.0Worth knowing
Repute
Not rated
Frequency
1%Average of 4 populations
On SNPedia
rs16891982(C;G)
Gene
SLC45A2

Frequency

Share of people with C;G in each HapMap population.

  • European ancestry (Utah)3%
  • Han Chinese (Beijing)2%
  • Japanese (Tokyo)0%
  • Yoruba (Nigeria)0%

Other genotypes of rs16891982

  1. C;CGoodgenerally non-European, but if European, 7x more likely to have black hairMinor · 1.174% of people
  2. G;GNot ratedGenerally European; Light skin; Possibly an increased risk of melanomaMinor · 1.124% of people

All about rs16891982

Source and license

Adapted from rs16891982(C;G) 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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