Hair is like a rope made of tiny threads called keratin. Some people have hair that's twisted at the bottom, like a spring, and others don't. This happens because of special instructions inside our bodies called genes, which come from our parents.
Examples
- Your brother's naturally curly hair is like a coiled spring, while yours stays straight.
- When your hair gets wet in the rain, it curls up more, because of how keratin behaves.
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See also
- Why Do People Inherit Traits from Their Ancestors?
- What are dominant and recessive alleles?
- Why Do Some People Have Naturally Curly Hair?
- Why Do Some People Have Curly Hair and Others Have Straight Hair?
- How Eye Color Is Actually Determined?