Eye color


 
 

:This article is about the geographical distribution and social connotations of eye color in humans. For an anatomical explanation of the pigmentation of the iris, see iris (anatomy).

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Human beings have many variations in eye color. Eye color is a polygenic trait and is determined by the amount of melanin present in the eye. A small amount of melanin will result in blue eyes, a larger amount will result in green eyes, and brown eyes represent melanin-rich irises.

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Polygenic: REDIRECT Quantitative trait locus...

Melanin: Broadly, melanin is any of the polyacetylene, polyaniline, and polypyrrole "blacks" or their mixed copolymers. The most common form of biological melanin is a polymer of either or both of two monomer molecules: indolequinone, and dihydroxyindole carboxylic acid. In contrast, some fungal melan...


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