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BIIOLOGY
OF HAIR |
Hair and Ethnicity and
Race - some surprising facts
There
are common traits among the different races on hair
characteristics. What we look like is inherited from
our parents and what they inherit has been caried over
generations. However, the increasing mixture in the
gene pool will blur the stereotypical looks
Still
the following generally apply:
- Caucasions
have thinner hair but have the highest concentration
of hairs on their heads, averaging two hundred hairs
per sq. centimeter.
- It
protects us from the sun.
- Asians
generally have thick and coarse hair. They may appear
to have more hairs but they average less than the
Caucasians at about one hundred and fifty hair per
sq. centimeter.
- People
of African descent actually have the thinnest and
finest hair. The way they mat together make them appear
to the thickest among the racial group. The average
concentration is about one hundred and thirty per
sq. centimeter.
What
is hair?
Why
do we have hair on our heads?
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