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----------------------------------------------- The Genetics of Your Hairdo A little gene called Frizzled-6 is the key to your coif by, Mason Inman 02 January 2007 Have you ever felt cursed by a cowlick or stymied by seemingly-permanent bed head? Rumor has it that even supermodel Claudia Schiffer has a couple of untamed tufts right along her forehead. She’s got expensive stylists, no doubt, to hide her hair woes. But to make yourself feel better next time you’re lamenting your hair in the mirror, remember this: there are mutant mice who lack a gene called Frizzled-6 who have it much worse. A recent study in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences showed how Frizzled-6 directs hairs to make them fall in line and give mice their… http://www.inklingmagazine.com/articles/the-genetics-of-your-hairdo/
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