Why do 95% of cats have green eyes?

[aphex]

Just curious because i know green eyes is a recessive trait in humans, im guessing its dominant in cats?

 

[pyonir]

my cats eyes are green.

and her breath smells like cat food.

 

[BillGates]

My pussy's eyes are blue.

 

[Amused]

'Cause the green ones are the horniest, right?

 

[Electric Amish]

I have 9 cats and I don't think any are green.

I know that 2 are blue and 2 are orange...can't recall the other 5, tho.

amish

 

[ATLien247]

Why do 95% of cats have green eyes?

Ummm... because 5% of cats have different colored eyes?

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: ATLien247

Why do 95% of cats have green eyes?

Ummm... because 5% of cats have different colored eyes?

Assmonger.... Not the answer i was lookin for

 

[LH]

Depends on the breed. Heinz 57 varity cats will likely have green eyes most of the time.

 

[gtsukada]

My Cat

 

[MaxDSP]

Originally posted by: ATLien247

Why do 95% of cats have green eyes?

Ummm... because 5% of cats have different colored eyes?

LOL...I was gonna post the exact same thing

 

[InfectedMushroom]

Originally posted by: Electric Amish
I have 9 cats and I don't think any are green.

I know that 2 are blue and 2 are orange...can't recall the other 5, tho.

amish

wtf? are you some old lady living with too many cats around?

 

[ZaneNBK]

A better question is:

Are people with green eyes really CAT PEOPLE????

Hmm...

 

[notfred]

My Cat

That pictures not edited. I don't know why her eyes look like that, they're normally yellow/green.

 

[thebestMAX]

I have (killer) Green Eyes! Thats what the ladies say.

Hint: Try reflected light.

 

[boi]

Originally posted by: Electric Amish
I have 9 cats and I don't think any are green.

I know that 2 are blue and 2 are orange...can't recall the other 5, tho.

amish

Somebody doesn't get out much.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Originally posted by: notfred
My Cat

That pictures not edited. I don't know why her eyes look like that, they're normally yellow/green.

The camara is seeing a reflection off the back of the retina that the naked eye doesn't see.

nik

 

[Electric Amish]

Originally posted by: boi

Originally posted by: Electric Amish
I have 9 cats and I don't think any are green.

I know that 2 are blue and 2 are orange...can't recall the other 5, tho.

amish

Somebody doesn't get out much.

Why do you say that?

amish

 

[notfred]

Originally posted by: ffmcobalt

Originally posted by: notfred
My Cat

That pictures not edited. I don't know why her eyes look like that, they're normally yellow/green.

The camara is seeing a reflection off the back of the retina that the naked eye doesn't see.

nik

normally she looks like this, even in pictures.

 

[theNEOone]

Lots of possibilities really. For example, genetic drift may have operated on a population of cats thousands of years ago, bottlenecking a small sample, all of which happened to have green eyes. Subsequent 'mutations' may have brought about other eye colors. Another consideration deals with the possibility that a gene closely linked to the green-eyed trait confers some sort of advantage to cats that carry that particular trait. Dominance and ressiveness really doesn't dictate the prevalence of a particular trait. A dominant trait can be wiped out of a population simply by random fluctuation in allele frequency. It can also be replaced (in frequency) by a recessive trait that is somehow advantageous. I remember hearing some pretty striking examples of some recessive traits that have surpisingly high frequencies in populations, but none come to mind.

Edit: Here's one: dwarfism is a dominant trait.

 

[olds]

Why do 95% of cats have green eyes?
Easier to target at night.