All blue-eyed people have a single ancestor in common

www.businessinsider.com ^ | Sep. 21, 2017, 3:50 PM | Zach Williams and Jessica Orwig

[Red Badger]

New research shows that all blue-eyed people share a common ancestor. This person lived more than 6,000 years ago and carried a genetic mutation that has now spread across the world.

The exact cause remains to be determined but scientists do know that eye color began to change long before recorded history began. The following is a transcript of the video.

All blue-eyed people have one ancestor in common, born around 6,000-10,000 years ago. Blue eyes are caused by a gene mutation. For years, researchers had searched for it on the OCA2 gene. The OCA2 gene determines how much brown pigment is in our eyes. But what they were looking for wasn't there at all.

[Red Badger]

It is theorized that a genetic mutation can be caused by a happenstance of a cosmic ray particle striking a strand of DNA, knocking out a segment before it splits and is passed on to the next generation...................

[Bodleian_Girl]

One of Noah’s sons then.

[kevao]

Seems to me that every genetic mutation there is had to start with one single organism somewhere along the line.

It would be interesting to find our who was the first Liberal.

[Red Badger]

They do everything, science, sports, etc......It’s all business.................

[livius]

Green and hazel occur when a brown-eyed person and a blue-eyed person have children, depending on their respective set of genes. Blue is a recessive trait, meaning both parents have to have that trait so that it can combine. Brown is a dominant trait, meaning that it will “overpower” blue. However, in European and American populations, even a brown-eyed person frequently has some blue, so there are often combinations depending on the mix in each parent.

And they can produce really striking, beautiful eye-colors.

[farming pharmer]

Let’s throw blood type in there and really confuse them, I’m AB+.

Mediterranean or African lineage?

[TexasTransplant]

My eyes change colors. I always say Hazel on forms but some days the are green, or blue or brown and each one is a different color.
One day I had a blue eye and a brown eye, got lots of attention that day. Some days I will have an eye that is half and half.

[trisham]

Green eyes are beautiful!

[fieldmarshaldj]

Better your brother than your mother.

[trisham]

My father’s eyes were brown. I like brown eyes too!

[Darth Gill]

AB- here.

[Red Badger]

[workerbee]

[SandRat]

NOPT. Scots, Irish, German, Welsh then Saxon heritage

[fieldmarshaldj]

I ain’t gonna be the one to break it to Snoop that the dragons ain’t real.

[trisham]

LOL! So true.

[Rushmore Rocks]

My huskie, Alyeska, also has bright blue eye. ‘Spose we’re related?

[trisham]

Irish and German.

[fieldmarshaldj]

We all got one brown eye. Just not necessarily on our head.

[crazy scenario]

" heard its cause the children stuck a dragon glass dagger into some guys heart.

Look it up. It's history. "

Fantasy of basement Xbox player!