A 38-year-old member asked:
Different color eyes genetic?
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Dr. Jeffrey Goldanswered
Ophthalmology 55 years experience
Maybe but....: Different color eyes usually genetic but can be a sign of inflammatory eye disease. See your eye md right away.
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Dr. Richard Bensingeranswered
Ophthalmology 54 years experience
Yes: The color of the iris is a pattern defined by a number of genes and it is the combination of these that leads to the color we see in the iris. The inheritance is not simple however, and prediction of color other than the browns, is tricky and unreliable.
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Last updated Apr 25, 2015
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