rs7349332

A SNP in the WNT10A gene on chromosome 2. Its most notable genotype is T;T: hair curl

Gene
WNT10A
Location
Chr 2218,891,661 (GRCh38)
Highest magnitude
2.5Worth knowing
Tested on
23andMe, AncestryDNA
Minor allele frequency
14%

Genotypes

As shown in 23andMe and AncestryDNA files.

  1. C;CNot ratedstraighter hair; commonTypical · 0.075% of people
  2. T;TMost notableNot ratedhair curlWorth knowing · 2.53% of people

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

Frequency

Share of each genotype in 11 HapMap populations.

  • AverageC;C 75% T;T 3%
  • European ancestry (Utah)C;C 81% T;T <1%
  • Han Chinese (Beijing)C;C 58% T;T 9%
  • Japanese (Tokyo)C;C 61% T;T 3%
  • Yoruba (Nigeria)C;C 87% T;T 0%
  • African ancestry (Southwest US)C;C 88% T;T 5%
  • Chinese (Denver)C;C 56% T;T 6%
  • Gujarati IndianC;C 69% T;T 3%
  • Luhya (Kenya)C;C 81% T;T <1%
  • Mexican ancestry (Los Angeles)C;C 81% T;T 3%
  • Maasai (Kenya)C;C 89% T;T <1%
  • TuscanC;C 79% T;T 1%

Notes

From SNPedia

Notes

hair curl rs17646946 and rs7349332. source genetic future Appearance

T;T

curly hair seems possible.

Source and license

Adapted from rs7349332 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 Its entries can be incomplete, out of date or wrong, and nothing here is a diagnosis or medical advice.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.