Geeky Goodness for Redheads

i-851b854a8d7a68017f8304f77c27c430-melano-thumb.jpgAs I indicated in my previous post (also related to Lindsay Lohan), being a redhead derives from a recessive allele in the Melanocortin Receptor 1 -- a receptor from Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone.

MC1R mutations also result in the phenotype of

A) Being super hot
and
B) A higher risk for skin cancer

so it would be useful for individuals of such a genetic inheritance to identify themselves and one another (you know...by ways other than their hair...).

To accomplish this task, Realm of Redheads sells the t-shirt on the right. The geeky goodness of this shirt boggles the mind.

More like this

tags: Redhead, Pochard, Raft Duck,
tags: Redhead, Aytha americana, birds,
...I am just concerned that she needs to stay out of the sun because being a redhead she is at high risk for skin cancer:
tags: Red-headed Woodpecker, Melanerpes erythrocephalus,

brilliant. i'm ordering one for my redheaded/super-hot friend.

wonder how it fares for them, marketing exclusively to redheaded scientists and scientist-friends of redheads...