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Blondes 'to die out in 200 years'
BBC On Line
| Friday, 27 September, 2002,
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Posted on 09/27/2002 9:09:41 AM PDT by aculeus
The last natural blondes will die out within 200 years, scientists believe.
A study by experts in Germany suggests people with blonde hair are an endangered species and will become extinct by 2202.
Researchers predict the last truly natural blonde will be born in Finland - the country with the highest proportion of blondes.
But they say too few people now carry the gene for blondes to last beyond the next two centuries.
The problem is that blonde hair is caused by a recessive gene.
In order for a child to have blonde hair, it must have the gene on both sides of the family in the grandparents' generation.
Dyed rivals
The researchers also believe that so-called bottle blondes may be to blame for the demise of their natural rivals.
They suggest that dyed-blondes are more attractive to men who choose them as partners over true blondes.
But Jonathan Rees, professor of dermatology at the University of Edinburgh said it was unlikely blondes would die out completely.
"Genes don't die out unless there is a disadvantage of having that gene or by chance. They don't disappear," he told BBC News Online.
"The only reason blondes would disappear is if having the gene was a disadvantage and I do not think that is the case.
"The frequency of blondes may drop but they won't disappear."
TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: deathofthewest
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To: P7M13
Not me.....my blonde is fake.....lol Nice knowing you P7M13.......
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To: tip of the sword; aculeus; RikaStrom; Slip18; xsmommy; Constitution Day; Gabz; Enterprise; ...
Definitely a suicide-blonde, dyed by her own hand.
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
To: LonePalm; COB1
Now Cob and I are true blondes..........oh wait, he is silver haired.......and I am.....nevermind.........
To: TaRaRaBoomDeAyGoreLostToday!
No Hillary pics?
No, wait! The eye can only take some much!
To: LonePalm
We redheads are too tough to die!
To: twigs
That story sounds like my mother. My father is a brunette and my mother has black hair and very dark skin. Then comes along my brother and I, flaming redheads. My all my great grandmothers were redheads, but we couldn't explain my tiny dark mother. My great aunt finally confessed that my great great grandmother was an Ojibwe Indian and very dark.
To: LonePalm
Most of my family is blonde or redheaded except for the few of us that are brunettes - I do have a blonde gene and it tends to run amuk at times - just ask anyone that knows me!
To: ladyinred
When you took your break from FReeping!
To: Hillary's Lovely Legs
same here. My mother and I have dark skin and dark hair, but my brother has blue eyes and had blonde hair until he was 10 or so.. My sons had blonde hair until they were each about 4 and are as light as can be.....Between the Germans on my dad's side and the Cuban/Panamanian/Dutch on my mother's side,we have quite a mix going...
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09/27/2002 7:24:59 PM PDT
by
TxBec
To: aculeus
Me, my wife, and all five of our kids are blonde. I guess we're an endangered species. Does that mean we get some kind of benefits or something?
To: aculeus
Until then, ENJOY!
To: vannrox
WE HAVE TO TAKE ACTION IMMEDIATELY! heh...heh... LOL!
To: TaRaRaBoomDeAyGoreLostToday!
ummm...she looks like she takes steroids.
To: texson66; RikaStrom
""The only reason blondes would disappear is if having the gene was a disadvantage and I do not think that is the case. " I don't see any disadvantge to a blonde in jeans!
Silly!
They've been sayin' all along that blonde jeans are recessive and will disappear over time. ... Which is the root cause why blondes will never dye out naturally.
It's just a matter of hairedity.
To: LonePalm
LOL ! This article reminds me of the old blonde hair coloring commercial:
Does she or doesn't she?.....
To: Robert A. Cook, PE; maxwell
ROFL !!
To: NEWwoman
To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
"oh wait, he is silver haired......." Actually I have four bedposts whereone reside my complete hair color selection.
I'm in a rut lately wearing my silver one.
"and I am.....nevermind........."
Uh,..........you were saying....??
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09/28/2002 8:27:02 PM PDT
by
COB1
To: COB1
I was saying nevermind............
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