Subject: Is it possible to take animal hair and pick out a specific gene?

hi. i read an article and i had found that there is a specific gene that 
controls the mammoth's coat color. From mummified specimens, they have found 
that there is a gene called the melanocortin type 1 receptor, or MC1R for 
short. this contorls the hair color in peromyscusus, which is a mouse. i wanted 
to ask if it is possible to take human hair and be able to pick out the gene in 
humans or other animals. is this a porject that a high school student can do?

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