Blue eyes?

**cormacmacguardhe** · 8th February 08, 01:07 AM

Read an interesting article in USA Today. Some genetic researchers in Denmark are making the claim that all people with blue eyes are related to one individual who lived 6-10,000 years ago. Prior to that time they say everyone on earth had brown eyes. My question is, what about those who have green eyes?

**Bugbear** · 8th February 08, 01:17 AM

Let's throw in there hazel eyes because they are brown and blue mixed together. BTW, My eyes are hazel. And I think blue eyes with brown hair are very beautiful.

I don't know anything about the scientific stuff, though...

**BoldHighlander** · 8th February 08, 01:34 AM

Here's the link to the article:
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science...lue-eyes_N.htm

**Bugbear** · 8th February 08, 11:01 AM

Ah shucks! The artical doesn't address how blended eye color comes about geneticly. I did notice that some people from this forum were over at that one too... I still stand by my statement that I think blue eyes with brown hair look beautiful.

I'm not a genetic scientist, so it doesn't mean much when I say that in my college biology classes, it was pointed out that there are many examples of the same genetic mutation cropping up in un-connected groups or indivituals around the same time. I don't know anything, though, so I probably misunderstood or something like that.

**Keys MacQuarrie** · 8th February 08, 11:08 AM

That's odd...I have not only the same avatar, but the same signature...we must be related!!

**string** · 8th February 08, 11:16 AM

I doubt that that is an accurate finding. Possible, but doubtful. I can ask my friend who is a geneticist next i see her.

**ChattanCat** · 8th February 08, 11:20 AM

I have very blue eyes when I wear blue. Otherwise it is less blue, more like hazel.
Are we related?

**Bugbear** · 8th February 08, 11:42 AM

Originally Posted by ChattanCat

I have very blue eyes when I wear blue. Otherwise it is less blue, more like hazel.
Are we related?

Wally! You're my long lost twin brother... Not sure how you ended up older than me, but that's OK.

**Darkislander** · 8th February 08, 11:53 AM

Anyone who has green eyes and not in the rabble are JEALOUS of us kilties ! !

**Mr. MacDougall** · 8th February 08, 11:56 AM

Blue eyes are a recessive trait... both parents have to give you the aleal (sp?) for blue eyes, or your eyes aren't blue. That said... the Norsemen who found Vinland apparently stayed long enough to have children with the indigenous peoples they found there, because there are many stories of blue-eyed indigines in the north-eastern parts of North America, even before mixing with English settlers.