To have red hair, you need two copies of the gene that produces red hair - one comes from you mum and one comes from your dad. However, to have a red beard, you just need one copy of the same gene.

It’s the same gene that is responsible for people having red hair. Redheads carry two mutated MC1R genes passed down from their parents, while someone with let’s say brown hair and a red beard ...

Ever wondered why so many guys with ginger beards don’t actually have any red hair on their heads? As with pretty much everything that determines the way we look, it's all down to genetics and ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Scientists have figured out the specific gene mutation responsible for red hair — and why it's more common in beards than on heads. Follow BI Video: On Twitter ...

Photographer Thomas Knights is on a mission to change perceptions of ginger-haired men, as demonstrated in these images from his new book, Red Hot 100 It began with an exhibition of photographs in ...

It’s a mystery bigger than the Loch Ness Monster, the Yeti, and the Chupacabra combined. Why is it that some people with non-red hair can grow red beards?