Originally, we all had brown eyes,explainsprofessorHans Eibergfrom the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine.
They found that the latter contains only a small amount of variation of melanin.
From this, we can conclude that all blue-eyed people are linked to the same ancestor, Eiberg continues.
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They have all inherited the same switch at exactly the same spot in their DNA.
Ultimately, this mutation doesn’t appear to affect anything other than the color of one’s eyes.
you’re able to read more about this research onScience Daily.
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