0_Apprentice
I'm a natural red head, I've heard it's kind of rare. Do you know much about red hair?
1_Wizard
Oh yes! Only 1-2% of the human population has natural red hair!
0_Apprentice
Wow I knew it was rare, but I didn't know it was that rare. Do you know what causes red hair by any chance?
1_Wizard
Yes. It is caused by having very low amounts of eumelanin and very high levels of pheomalanin.
0_Apprentice
Oh cool! Are those like chemical compounds or something?
1_Wizard
Something like that. It is an oxidation process of tyrosine, which is an amino acid.
0_Apprentice
Sounds like a lot of cool chemistry! My hair's like a little science experiment haha! Thanks for informing me about this stuff.
1_Wizard
Most definitely! There is so much to learn with 500 naturally occuring amino acids, though only 20 are found in the genetic coding.