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Facts about Blue Eyes

It is said that most people with blue eyes are attractive, in addition to having a very calm and peaceful personality. Blue eyes are also representative of knowledge. Brown eyes– Brown is one of the most common of eye colors, and people who don this hue are said to be very independent, self-confident and determined.Sep 17, 2013

People with blue eyes have a single, common ancestor, according to new research. A team of scientists has tracked down a genetic mutation that leads to blue eyes. ... The mutation affected the so-called OCA2 gene, which is involved in the production of melanin, the pigment that gives color to our hair, eyes and skin.Jan 31, 2008

"The mutations responsible for blue eye colour most likely originate from the north-west part of the Black Sea region, where the great agricultural migration of the northern part of Europe took place in the Neolithic periods about 6,000 to 10,000 years ago," the researchers report in the journal Human Genetics.Jan 31, 2008

This photo is, perhaps, the best example of a black African, non-mulatto, non-albino, with blue eyes. Also, the boy in the picture does not appear to have Waardenberg Syndrome, also a source of blue eyes in blacks. This leaves the strong possibility of a rare mutation of a key eye color gene.Oct 16, 2013

A dark haired parent and a light haired parent will often have a child with a color in between. Black + Blonde = Brown! So all in all the answer to your question is neither! Blonde hair, brown hair, blue eye, browns eyes …none of those traits are dominant or recessive as they are not due to a single gene.Aug 29, 2013

Brown is the most common eye color for dogs, but many Siberian Huskies have striking blue eyes. They can also have brown eyes, one eye that is blue and one that is brown, or blue and brown coloring in both eyes. The color of their eyes is controlled by a rare gene that few dog breeds are believed to have.