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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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Simple answer: Your brown eyed father gave you a blue eye gene but has brown eyes because that gene dominates the blue. Your mother could only give you a blue eye gene, since she carries 2 to have blue eyes.
Answered 7/29/2014
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