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I am blond but have darkbrowm hair everywhere else but my head. how is that possible?
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Genetics: You distribute melanin in your hair according to your genetic inheritance. Your body hair melanin inheritance is not equivalent to your scalp hair melanin inheritance.
Answered 8/14/2012
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