Blue eyes?

**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.

**James MacMillan** · 9th February 08, 05:21 PM

Originally Posted by ChattanCat

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

Hey cousin - just call me Hazel...... they tend to go with my clothes!

**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.

**Rampant Lion** · 8th February 08, 03:32 PM

Originally Posted by Mr. MacDougall

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's exactly what I thought(woohoo for high school biology). I've also heard that having green eyes is just a variation of having brown eyes.

Originally Posted by string

Yes brown eyes are an older gene, as is darker skin and hair. Those of us who resemble walking catalogs of recessive genes are simply more advanced.

Haha. I think it just means you have newer genes. Nice try though.

**MacDanar** · 8th February 08, 04:16 PM

Originally Posted by Mr. MacDougall

Blue eyes are a recessive trait... both parents have to give you the aleal (sp?) for blue eyes, or your eyes aren't blue.

Close... upon channelling my inner Gregor Mendel, I remember it as 'allele'. One thing I retained from those science classes years ago. Regardless of whoever I may be distantly related to, Mom is dark brown/brown, and Dad is dark brown/blue. My brother's brown/brown, and I luckily turned out brown/blue.

**Ozman1944** · 8th February 08, 12:03 PM

Brown eyes more prehistoric?
(Grunt!) Me got brown eyes, Hungry! Go hunt food at Quickie-Mart! Ug!

Blue/grey eyes on Dad's side of family, brown on Mum's.

**BoldHighlander** · 8th February 08, 03:36 PM

Originally Posted by Ozman1944

Blue/grey eyes on Dad's side of family, brown on Mum's.

Dark brown eyes here, with dark brown hair w/ reddish tint (though the grey is taking over )...

Dad has brown eyes (not as dark as mine) & brown hair, Mum has green eyes & dark brown hair -- her people (Moore's) back in Missouri Ozarks had alot of bright blue eyes & reddish hair.

My 8 yr old daughter was born dark haired / blue eyes, but recently her eyes are starting to turn greenish(!!).