Question 1

how can a black person have blue eyes?

Accepted Answer

Complicated genetics: Typically, dark-skinned folks have dark colored eyes, light-skinned folks from europe have light colored (often blue) eyes. In america, there are many black people with a fair amount of european ancestry in their background. Depending on the amount of european ancestry a black person has, it is possible for some blue-eyed genes to emerge.

Question 2

how can a black person end up with blue eyes?

Accepted Answer

Genes: Somebody in the immediate family or grandparents must have had blue eyes.  Genetic transmission may miss a generation or two and thus people are amazed at things that they don't see in their parents.

Question 3

2 african american parents. moms grandfather was white with blue eyes. the baby turned out white with blue eyes statistically what odds was this?

Accepted Answer

Recessive trait: Blue eyes are a recessive trait. That means that a gene for blue eyes must be inherited from both mom and dad in order to get a baby with blue eyes. There is not enough information in your answer to give a statistical probability.

Question 4

why would someone's blue eyes turn darker almost black?

Accepted Answer

Heredity or disease: This is increased melanin in the iris. This can happen from medication, heredity, or metabolic issues. This should be evaluated.

Question 5

i'm curious as to why would blue eyes turn darker almost black?

Accepted Answer

It is Melanin inIRIS: Melanin is the pigment it can make freckles brown and it can make iris of the eye which gives its colour as retina is transparent.At birth the iris is devoid of melanin and that gives the blue colour.
But by 9months to 12 months iris of the baby gets melanin and may turn brown or dark brown
but brown eyes at birth never turn blue.

Question 6

how can someone have  black hair and bright blue eyes genetically?

Accepted Answer

This way: These are carried on different genes.

Question 7

my husband is blonde hair blue eyes. im half asian and white black hair brown eyes our daughter came out blonde hair blue eyes. how does that work?

Accepted Answer

Dominant traits: It appears that those traits that your daughter has are dominant and just happen to be the traits that your husband has.

Question 8

im mixed asian and white and is brown eyes black hair. my husband is blue eyes blonde hair. my daughter got blonde blue eyes how did she get blue eyes?

Accepted Answer

Blue eyes are..: ..A recessive trait. In order for a child to have blue eyes, both parents need to carry the gene for blue eyes, which they might even if their eyes are not blue.  Since your daughter has blue eyes, both her parents have the blue eye gene.

Question 9

girlfriend was in the sun all day and she now has a small black spot on her upper eye lid. she is light skinned with blue eyes and the spot was just n?

Accepted Answer

Freckle: Chances are this is a freckle or light mole that became darker as the sun rays activated the melanocytes.  There are many other possibilities, but would have to know more.

Question 10

i have baby blue eyes . how did i inherit it if my father is a black african from ghana with brown eyes and my mom being mostly of a white origin with baby blue eyes . she is of 1/2 greek, 1/4 egyptian , and 1/4 italian . how did i end up with the same ve

Accepted Answer

Very possible: Having a blue eyed parent and another parent with a recessive gene for blue eyes can lead to blue eyes. You probably have a distant ancestor with blue eyes.

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Why would someone's blue eyes turn darker almost black?

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I'm curious as to why would blue eyes turn darker almost black?

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How can someone have black hair and bright blue eyes genetically?

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My husband is blonde hair blue eyes. im half asian and white black hair brown eyes our daughter came out blonde hair blue eyes. how does that work?

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Im mixed asian and white and is brown eyes black hair. my husband is blue eyes blonde hair. my daughter got blonde blue eyes how did she get blue eyes?

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Girlfriend was in the sun all day and she now has a small black spot on her upper eye lid. she is light skinned with blue eyes and the spot was just n?

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I have baby blue eyes . how did i inherit it if my father is a black african from ghana with brown eyes and my mom being mostly of a white origin with baby blue eyes . she is of 1/2 greek, 1/4 egyptian , and 1/4 italian . how did i end up with the same ve

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