Tuesday, July 28, 2009
New Discovery about Blue Eyes
The Journal of Human Genetics recently published findings that all blue eyes can be traced back to a single genetic mutation.Eyes become brown because of a pigment called melanin. Blue eyes have less of the pigment. The mutation which causes blue eyes works by turning off the gene that tells your body to produce melanin in the eyes.The mutation was discovered by researchers at the University of
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