Biology/eye color
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What color eyes will my baby have if my eye color is light brown and my mates eye color is blue green?
Dear Xavier,
Eye color is controlled by several genes, so it is not possible to predict the offspring eye color with 100% accuracy.
If you have *no* family background of light-colored (i.e., blue, green, grey) eyes, then the baby will likely have brown eyes. That you have lightly pigmented irises, as does your mate, suggests that the baby might also have lightly pigmented irises. But genes can combine in mysterious ways, so this is only a prediction of what is possible.
I hope the baby is healthy and has lovely eyes, no matter what color.
Dana
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Dana Krempels, Ph.D.
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I can answer biology-related questions in the areas of evolution, zoology, botany, genetics, and ecology. But I don't answer homework questions or provide ideas for your science fair projects. So students please do your learning the right way by reading your text assignments and studying!
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At the University of Miami, I teach Evolution and Biodiversity, Botany, Zoology, Genetics, Ecology, and a variety of seminars (e.g., the Biology and Evolution of Human Gender Roles).
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I have a B.S. in Biology and an A.B. in English from the University of Southern California (1980).
I earned my Ph.D. in Biology in the area of evolutionary biology/visual physiology from the University of Miami in 1989.
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I am currently an "expert" in both the "Rabbits" and "Wild Animals" categories.
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