The 5,300-Year-Old Man Found Frozen In The Alps — And The DNA Test That Revealed His Hidden Origins
Going Bald At Five Thousand Years Old
One of the more unexpected and humanizing findings of the 2023 genome analysis was the discovery of genetic markers for male-pattern baldness in Ötzi’s DNA.
Male-pattern baldness — the gradual recession of the hairline and thinning of the crown that affects a significant proportion of men — has a strong genetic component.
Specific genetic variants are associated with predisposition to male-pattern hair loss, and these variants can be identified in ancient genomic data.
Ötzi’s genome carried these variants.
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