Eye colors are passed down through generations, but sometimes genetic variations can lead to surprising results in eye colors (dark eye color, still rocks!?) Some examples are found below. Is there truth behind the following? Provide explanations for your answer. Two parents with blue eyes cannot have a brown-eyed child and vice-versa. Eyes with more than one color stems from parents with two different eye colors. People with violet eyes are mutants. People with red or pinkish eye color can have dark-eyed parents

Eye colors are passed down through generations, but sometimes genetic variations can lead to surprising results in eye colors (dark eye color, still rocks!?) Some examples are found below. Is there truth behind the following? Provide explanations for your answer. Two parents with blue eyes cannot have a brown-eyed child and vice-versa. Eyes with more than one color stems from parents with two different eye colors. People with violet eyes are mutants. People with red or pinkish eye color can have dark-eyed parents

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Human Heredity: Principles and Issues (MindTap Course List)

11th Edition

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Author:Michael Cummings

Publisher:Michael Cummings

Chapter15: Genomes And Genomics

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Problem 2QP: Hemophilia and color blindness are both recessive conditions caused by genes on the X chromosome. To...

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