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Global • 2026-11-02, 11:33 GMT • ~1 min read

Only about 2% of adults are natural blondes — an evolutionary biologist explains why

صرف تقریباً 2 فیصد بالغ قدرتی طور پر سنہرے بالوں والے ہیں — ارتقائی ماہر حیاتیات نے وجہ بتائی

केवल लगभग 2% वयस्क प्राकृतिक रूप से सुनहरे बालों वाले हैं — विकासवादी जीवविज्ञानी ने वजह बताई

Only about 2% of adults are natural blondes — an evolutionary biologist explains why

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  • Only about 2% of adults worldwide have natural blonde hair, a rare trait most common in Northern Europe and linked to how much melanin pigment the hair produces.
  • In most European blondes, a small change in DNA near the KITLG gene acts like a dimmer switch, lowering pigment production in the hair follicles without changing the gene itself.
  • Blonde hair also arose separately in Melanesia, including the Solomon Islands, through a different gene, TYRP1 — a case of convergent evolution.
  • دنیا بھر میں صرف تقریباً 2 فیصد بالغوں کے بال قدرتی طور پر سنہرے ہیں، یہ ایک نایاب خصوصیت ہے جو شمالی یورپ میں سب سے زیادہ عام ہے اور اس کا تعلق بالوں میں میلانن رنگت کی مقدار سے ہے۔ زیادہ تر یورپی سنہرے بالوں میں، KITLG جین کے قریب ڈی این اے میں ایک چھوٹی تبدیلی ڈمر سوئچ کی طرح کام کرتی ہے، جو جین کو بدلے بغیر بالوں کی جڑوں میں رنگت کی پیداوار کم کر دیتی ہے۔ سنہرے بال میلانیشیا میں بھی الگ سے پیدا ہوئے، جن میں جزائر سلیمان شامل ہیں، ایک مختلف جین TYRP1 کے ذریعے — یہ ہم آہنگ ارتقا کی مثال ہے۔ سائنسدان شمالی علاقوں کی کمزور دھوپ میں وٹامن ڈی کی بہتر پیداوار اور جنسی انتخاب جیسے خیالات کی طرف اشارہ کرتے ہیں، اور کہتے ہیں کہ سنہرے بالوں کے ختم ہونے کے پرانے دعوے جھوٹ ہیں، کیونکہ چھپے ہوئے جین دوبارہ ظاہر ہوتے رہتے ہیں۔
  • दुनिया भर में केवल लगभग 2% वयस्कों के बाल प्राकृतिक रूप से सुनहरे हैं, यह एक दुर्लभ विशेषता है जो उत्तरी यूरोप में सबसे ज़्यादा आम है और इसका संबंध बालों में मेलेनिन रंगद्रव्य की मात्रा से है। ज़्यादातर यूरोपीय सुनहरे बालों में, KITLG जीन के पास डीएनए में एक छोटा बदलाव डिमर स्विच की तरह काम करता है, जो जीन को बदले बिना बालों की जड़ों में रंगद्रव्य का उत्पादन कम कर देता है। सुनहरे बाल मेलानेशिया में भी अलग से पैदा हुए, जिनमें सोलोमन द्वीप समूह शामिल हैं, एक अलग जीन TYRP1 के ज़रिए — यह अभिसारी विकास का उदाहरण है। वैज्ञानिक उत्तरी इलाकों की कमज़ोर धूप में विटामिन डी के बेहतर उत्पादन और यौन चयन जैसे विचारों की ओर इशारा करते हैं, और कहते हैं कि सुनहरे बालों के खत्म होने के पुराने दावे झूठ हैं, क्योंकि छिपे हुए जीन दोबारा प्रकट होते रहते हैं।

Only about 2% of adults worldwide have natural blonde hair, a rare trait most common in Northern Europe and linked to how much melanin pigment the hair produces. In most European blondes, a small change in DNA near the KITLG gene acts like a dimmer switch, lowering pigment production in the hair follicles without changing the gene itself. Blonde hair also arose separately in Melanesia, including the Solomon Islands, through a different gene, TYRP1 — a case of convergent evolution. Scientists point to ideas such as better vitamin D production in weak northern sunlight and sexual selection, and note that old claims that blondes will go extinct are a hoax, since recessive genes keep reappearing.

دنیا بھر میں صرف تقریباً 2 فیصد بالغوں کے بال قدرتی طور پر سنہرے ہیں، یہ ایک نایاب خصوصیت ہے جو شمالی یورپ میں سب سے زیادہ عام ہے اور اس کا تعلق بالوں میں میلانن رنگت کی مقدار سے ہے۔ زیادہ تر یورپی سنہرے بالوں میں، KITLG جین کے قریب ڈی این اے میں ایک چھوٹی تبدیلی ڈمر سوئچ کی طرح کام کرتی ہے، جو جین کو بدلے بغیر بالوں کی جڑوں میں رنگت کی پیداوار کم کر دیتی ہے۔ سنہرے بال میلانیشیا میں بھی الگ سے پیدا ہوئے، جن میں جزائر سلیمان شامل ہیں، ایک مختلف جین TYRP1 کے ذریعے — یہ ہم آہنگ ارتقا کی مثال ہے۔ سائنسدان شمالی علاقوں کی کمزور دھوپ میں وٹامن ڈی کی بہتر پیداوار اور جنسی انتخاب جیسے خیالات کی طرف اشارہ کرتے ہیں، اور کہتے ہیں کہ سنہرے بالوں کے ختم ہونے کے پرانے دعوے جھوٹ ہیں، کیونکہ چھپے ہوئے جین دوبارہ ظاہر ہوتے رہتے ہیں۔

दुनिया भर में केवल लगभग 2% वयस्कों के बाल प्राकृतिक रूप से सुनहरे हैं, यह एक दुर्लभ विशेषता है जो उत्तरी यूरोप में सबसे ज़्यादा आम है और इसका संबंध बालों में मेलेनिन रंगद्रव्य की मात्रा से है। ज़्यादातर यूरोपीय सुनहरे बालों में, KITLG जीन के पास डीएनए में एक छोटा बदलाव डिमर स्विच की तरह काम करता है, जो जीन को बदले बिना बालों की जड़ों में रंगद्रव्य का उत्पादन कम कर देता है। सुनहरे बाल मेलानेशिया में भी अलग से पैदा हुए, जिनमें सोलोमन द्वीप समूह शामिल हैं, एक अलग जीन TYRP1 के ज़रिए — यह अभिसारी विकास का उदाहरण है। वैज्ञानिक उत्तरी इलाकों की कमज़ोर धूप में विटामिन डी के बेहतर उत्पादन और यौन चयन जैसे विचारों की ओर इशारा करते हैं, और कहते हैं कि सुनहरे बालों के खत्म होने के पुराने दावे झूठ हैं, क्योंकि छिपे हुए जीन दोबारा प्रकट होते रहते हैं।

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