WorksheetsRed Hair Mutation
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the pigment that makes red hair called?
a)
Melanocytes
b)
Pheomelanin
c)
MC1R
d)
Red Pigment
2.
What is the average number of hair strands people with red hair have?
a)
140,000
b)
110,000
c)
90,000
d)
75,000
3.
What country has the largest population of people with red hair out of these 4 countries?
a)
India
b)
Scotland
c)
Ireland
d)
Mars
4.
What is the process called in which the formation of melanin takes place?
a)
Melanogenesis
b)
Pheomelanin
c)
Melanocytes
d)
Photosynthesis
5.
People with red hair are more sensitive to pain killers because MC1R releases a hormone that mimics ________
a)
Pain killers
b)
Pheomelanin
c)
Melanocortin
d)
Endorphins
6.
Where does the Red Hair Mutation occur?
a)
X Chromosome
b)
In your brain
c)
Chromosome 13
d)
Chromosome 16
7.
What % of the world has the red hair mutation?
a)
About 1% - 2%
b)
About 40%
c)
About 20%
d)
100%
8.
The mutation on chromosome 16 produces an altered version of which protein?
a)
MI6 protein
b)
MC3R protein
c)
MC1R protein
d)
MLB protein
9.
What are people with the red hair mutation sensitive to?
a)
Pain
b)
Cats
c)
Emotions
d)
Cute Animals
10.
What disease are people with the red hair mutation more likely to get?
a)
Allergies
b)
Parkinson's disease
c)
Brain disease
d)
Asthma
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