rs885479
A SNP in the MC1R gene on chromosome 16. Its most notable genotype is A;A: lighter skin color
- Gene
- MC1R
- Location
- Chr 1689,919,746 (GRCh38)
- Highest magnitude
- 2.0Worth knowing
- Tested on
- 23andMe, AncestryDNA, FamilyTreeDNA
- Minor allele frequency
- 24%
Genotypes
As shown in 23andMe and AncestryDNA files.
On SNPedia: (A;A), (G;G). 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.
- AverageA;A 13% G;G 66%
- European ancestry (Utah)A;A 0% G;G 80%
- Han Chinese (Beijing)A;A 37% G;G 7%
- Japanese (Tokyo)A;A 57% G;G 6%
- Yoruba (Nigeria)A;A 0% G;G 98%
- African ancestry (Southwest US)A;A 0% G;G 95%
- Chinese (Denver)A;A 39% G;G 10%
- Gujarati IndianA;A 1% G;G 96%
- Luhya (Kenya)A;A <1% G;G 99%
- Mexican ancestry (Los Angeles)A;A 12% G;G 40%
- Maasai (Kenya)A;A <1% G;G 99%
- TuscanA;A 0% G;G 96%
Related
Other MC1R SNPs
- rs11547464A;Ared hairImportant
- rs1805007T;Tincreased response to anesthetics; 13-20x higher likelihood of red hair; increased risk of melanomaImportant
- rs1805006A;AMelanoma risk; red hairImportant
- rs1805008T;T~7-10x higher likelihood of red hair; higher risk of melanomaImportant
- rs1805009C;Cred hair possible, higher risk of melanomaImportant
- rs1805005G;Gcommon in clinvarTypical
- rs2228479G;Gcommon in clinvarTypical
Source and license
Adapted from rs885479 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 Its entries can be incomplete, out of date or wrong, and nothing here is a diagnosis or medical advice.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.