Pheomelanin cannot absorb UV rays and makes
the skin more sensitive to UV rays.
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When gene mutation causes the production of Pheomelanin only, the baby's hair will be red.
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Pheomelanin gives hair the shades of orange
and yellow while eumelanin colors hair brown and black.
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When a mutation in the genes causes the body to produce only Pheomelanin, a baby will have red hair.
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Depending on the mixture of the two types of melanin---
eumelanin and Pheomelanin--- your hair will be
dark or light colored.
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There's eumelanin, which gives rise to a range of brown skin tones, as well as black, brown,
and blond hair, and Pheomelanin, which causes the reddish browns of freckles and red hair.