rs26722(C;T)

Perhaps darker eye, hair, skin

Magnitude
2.1Worth knowing
Repute
Not rated
Frequency
23%Average of 11 populations
On SNPedia
rs26722(C;T)
Gene
SLC45A2

Frequency

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

  • Han Chinese (Beijing)51%
  • Mexican ancestry (Los Angeles)46%
  • Chinese (Denver)43%
  • Japanese (Tokyo)39%
  • Gujarati Indian30%
  • Maasai (Kenya)19%
  • Yoruba (Nigeria)12%
  • African ancestry (Southwest US)9%
  • Luhya (Kenya)6%
  • Tuscan2%
  • European ancestry (Utah)<1%

Other genotypes of rs26722

  1. C;CGoodnormalTypical · 0.071% of people
  2. T;TNot rateddarker eye, hair, skin colorTypical · 0.06% of people

All about rs26722

Notes

From SNPedia

Caucasians are typically (C;C) and the presence of a T is expected to indicate dark hair and eye color. User:Ngnomics is a (C;T) with a photo.

Source and license

Adapted from rs26722(C;T) 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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