A team at the University of Copenhagen have tracked down a genetic mutation which took place 6-10,000 years ago and is the cause of the eye color of all blue-eyed humans alive on the planet today.
What is the genetic mutation?
“Originally, we all had brown eyes”, said Professor Eiberg from the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. “But a genetic mutation affecting the OCA2 gene in our chromosomes resulted in the creation of a “switch”, which literally “turned off” the ability to produce brown eyes.” via
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Thursday, January 31, 2008
Blue Eyed People Didn't Exist 10,000 yrs Ago
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That's so interesting. But I don't understand why they made his eyes blue....
Anyway, now i can come out with this random fact that we all started off with brown eyes.
So that means Hitler and all those arians ware actually mutants!! I knew it... Put em all back in the sewers!! Nah im kidding...my eyes are some hazel puke color...
Ew, that needle in the eye is scary & gross!
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