Eye color genetic problem and solution

3,061 views · Published 26 April 2015 · 6:58 · Indexed 22 October 2026

Channel: Nikolay's Genetics Lessons · 2015 · Education

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Some 6,000 to 10,000 years ago, a genetic mutation affecting one gene turned off the ability to produce enough melanin to color eyes brown causing blue eyes. This mutation arose in the OCA2 gene, the main gene responsible for determining eye color.

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