How rare is it for caucasians to have brown eyes?

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AnitaPeterson

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I still don't make a difference between hazel and brown... they're both nuances of the same colour.

Speaking of eyes, I've seen a girl with golden eyes once - and since we were at a nude beach, I'm prety sure she had no contacts. Other interesting people that come to mind were another girl who changed her eye colour from light brown to emerald green, according to her mood, and my SO, whose eyes are such dark brown, it's almost impossible to differentiate the pupil from the iris (and that IS a bit disturbing...)
 

nageov3t

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my eyes are emerald green, with a small ring of gold surrounding the pupil.

not sure how it worked out... my mom and sister both have light blue eyes and my dad has brown eyes.
 

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My wife and I both have brown hair and brown eyes. My son has blue eyes and blonde hair.
 

djheater

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Originally posted by: Crucial
My wife and I both have brown hair and brown eyes. My son has blue eyes and blonde hair.

Well... in most cases that means he's not your son. However eye color is actually a lot more complicated than the OP makes it out to be and it IS certainly possible for brown eyed parents to have a blue eyed offspring.

 

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Those of you doing the probability charts and claiming that there's 100% chance of something, or 0% chance of something are forgetting one thing. There is always the chance of a mutation.
 

WhiteWonder

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I have green eyes, but must white people I know have brown.

Stupid green eyes, just another tool for the man to keep me down.
 

jlee

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Most seem to have brown...

I thought mine were blue, but a girl recently told me they're blue/gray, and many people wish they had that color..so whatever :p
 

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Originally posted by: miri
Originally posted by: Davegod75
yeah WTF are you talking about. I think brown is the dominant color if i'm not mistaken

Brown is dominant but since 2 blue eyed parents cannot have a brown eyed child and 2 brown eye parents can have a blue eyed child it seems to make brown eyes rarer.

If the former is true then the latter must not be unless you're a skinhead...then you would think a caucasian is only a blond hair blue eyed fair skinned person...which makes you the dumbest hypocrite of all time since you have brown eyes Adolf.
 

miri

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Originally posted by: Pr0d1gy
Originally posted by: miri
Originally posted by: Davegod75
yeah WTF are you talking about. I think brown is the dominant color if i'm not mistaken

Brown is dominant but since 2 blue eyed parents cannot have a brown eyed child and 2 brown eye parents can have a blue eyed child it seems to make brown eyes rarer.

If the former is true then the latter must not be unless you're a skinhead...then you would think a caucasian is only a blond hair blue eyed fair skinned person...which makes you the dumbest hypocrite of all time since you have brown eyes Adolf.

Are you referring to me as a hypocrite? Makes no sense, since it is fact that 2 blue eyed people cannot have a brown eyed child and 2 brown eye people can have a blue eyed child.

I hope you were not referring to me as adolf you fvcktard.
 
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my eyes change color depending on the light!

i have either dirty yellow eyes or brown

parents were brown and blue
brother brown


i have no clue what the OP is smoking if they think the majority of caucasians have blue eyes
 

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Originally posted by: CadetLee
Most seem to have brown...

I thought mine were blue, but a girl recently told me they're blue/gray, and many people wish they had that color..so whatever :p

well la-de-fvking-da ;)
 

SuperPickle

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Originally posted by: PhasmatisNox
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Whatever that is.

^^^ Blurry eyes - much like me after a night at the pub.

Myself - my DL lists them as GR, by PO says they're BR, but I think they're HZ. I guess I've always been a centrist.
 

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I'm caucasion and I have brown eyes. Most caucasions I know also have brown eyes.

Dave
 

Adul

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Originally posted by: miri
Originally posted by: Davegod75
yeah WTF are you talking about. I think brown is the dominant color if i'm not mistaken

Brown is dominant but since 2 blue eyed parents cannot have a brown eyed child and 2 brown eye parents can have a blue eyed child it seems to make brown eyes rarer.

no it just means you dont under stand how genitics works.

let me make this simple for you to understand


Br - Brown
bl - blue


Parents 1

Mother - Br/bl
Father - Br/bl

possibilites for children

Br/Br - Brown
Br/bl - Brown
bl/bl - Blue

Parents 2

Mother - Br/Br
Father - Br/bl

possibilites for children

Br/Br - Brown
Br/bl - Brown

Parents 3

Mother - bl/bl
Father - bl/bl

possibilites for children

bl/bl Blue eyes (duh)

Parents 4

Mother - Br/bl
Father - bl/bl

possibilites for children

Br/bl - Brown
bl/bl - Blue



As you can see why brown eyes wont happen with blue eyed parent as the gene isnt in them!
 

J Heartless Slick

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Originally posted by: miri
Originally posted by: Davegod75
yeah WTF are you talking about. I think brown is the dominant color if i'm not mistaken

Brown is dominant but since 2 blue eyed parents cannot have a brown eyed child and 2 brown eye parents can have a blue eyed child it seems to make brown eyes rarer.

Assuming eye color is determined by a single gene:

B: gene for brown eyes and is dominant
b: gene for blue eyes and is recessive

BB: brown eyes
Bb: brown eyes
bb: Blue eyes

BBXBB
All children have Brown eyes

BBXBb: Parents have brown eyes
All children have brown eyes

BbXBb: Both parents have brown eyes
3/4 of children have brown eyes:
BB, Bb
1/4 of children have blue eyes:
bb

bbXbb: Parents have blues
all children have blue eyes
 

CVSiN

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Originally posted by: miri
Originally posted by: EyeMWing
WTF are you talking about? Damn near every caucasian I know has brown eyes. Every girl I've ever dated has been white with brown eyes. I'm white and have brown eyes. Both my parents are. My brother is the same.

Really? It is the opposite for me, it seems every single caucasian I meet has either blue or green/hazel eyes. I find it really rare for caucasians to have brown eyes.

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