Blue-eyed humans have a single, common ancestor

University of Copenhagen ^ | January 30, 2008 | Unknown

[fishtank]

“One data point, does not an extrapolation make, grasshopper, or padawan, or whatever.”

All kidding aside,

there is a lot of hiding of the truth in too much research, I know this first hand. Also, there is far more scientific truth in the Bible than is commonly recognized.

Do you find it in the least curious that the blue-eyed divergence happened at the same time as the explosion of languages from a common root to form the Indo-European langage tree?

[decimon]

Dang, everyone in my family has blue eyes. Aunt, Uncle, cousins. Even my Bro-inlaw and nieces.

How many play the banjo? ;-)

[VRWCmember]

The “switch”, which is located in the gene adjacent to OCA2 does not, however, turn off the gene entirely, but rather limits its action to reducing the production of melanin in the iris – effectively “diluting” brown eyes to blue

Don't it make my brown eyes blue...

[cubreporter]

My mother had dark brown eyes
My father bright blue eyes
My brother and two sisters have dark brown eyes
I have hazel/blue eyes
My husband has bright blue eyes
Our children have bright blue eyes

Our dog has BROWN eyes... :)

What does this all mean???

[VRWCmember]

The “switch”, which is located in the gene adjacent to OCA2 does not, however, turn off the gene entirely, but rather limits its action to reducing the production of melanin in the iris – effectively “diluting” brown eyes to blue

Don't it make my brown eyes blue...

(Not a duplicate post, simply a better picture)

[VRWCmember]

They had a four in one chance of any child having blue eyes.

That's some pretty good odds.

[steveo]

If I swallow anything evil
Put your finger down my throat
If I shiver, please give me a blanket
Keep me warm, let me wear your coat

[decimon]

My mother had dark brown eyes

My father bright blue eyes

My brother and two sisters have dark brown eyes

I have hazel/blue eyes

My husband has bright blue eyes

Our children have bright blue eyes

Our dog has BROWN eyes... :)

What does this all mean???

Does the dog play the banjo?

[VRWCmember]

I tell her that our future children are going to have brown eyes. That's not quite right, is it?

50-50 chance.

[TexasNative2000]

Introducing “Air-Brush Barbie”!

[EggsAckley]

Thank you for the huge belly laugh!

[Paved Paradise]

Mutant Ping back at ya. Mom and Pop have blue eyes - myself and all sibs have blue, all sibs married blue-eyed so all grandchildren are blue also. My son married a brown eyed gal but no kids - so the chain is probably going to be broken.

[Ditter]

My eyes are dark green with reddish brown centers, how did that happen? I am a cur?

[potlatch]

So - my blue eyed son is linked to a different ancestor than me - his green eyed mom?? Lol

[decimon]

My eyes are dark green with reddish brown centers, how did that happen? I am a cur?

Is your mom named Rosemary?

[humblegunner]

There were eight people on the ark, Noah, his wife, the three sons and their wives.

Really?

And what race were they?

[ErnBatavia]

I have blue eyes. My parents have brown eyes

Your parents' secret childhood name for you was "Mailman's Surprise"...

[ryan71]

Blue eyes...Global warming caused it?

[Dubh_Ghlase]

Okay, I'll throw in here:

My Dad had brown eyes, Mom had blue eyes...
both brothers were blond hair and blue eyes!!
me...redhead with green eyes....

My dad had blue eyes, mother had brown eyes...
3 boys, 1 girl....
2 boys had blue eyes and the girl had hazel (blue).
The other boy was brown-eyed...

You sure you're not the red-headed step child, Mr. Farkle?

[brwnsuga]

You mean 1 in 4 chance right.

B b
B BB Bb

b Bb bb

That’s 1 in four.... according to Gregor Mendel’s genetic trait grid thingy.