Can Africans have blue eyes?

Blue is the second most common eye color globally, with an estimated 8 to 10 % of people having blue eyes. A majority of these people are of European descent, however, Black people can be born with blue eyes even though it's pretty rare.

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How rare is it for an African to have blue eyes?

African-Americans with blue eyes are not unheard of, but they are pretty rare. There are lots of ways for this to happen. Some possible ways an African-American person might have ended up with blue eyes are: Caucasian relatives in their ancestry (the most likely reason)

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Are there blue-eyed people in Africa?

But contrary to this misconception, blue and indeed also green eyes occur naturally in African people and of people with African ancestry, as well as Asian people.

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Can African babies have blue eyes?

Blue eyes have always been associated with the Caucasians(whites), but there are a few Africans who are born with it.

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Why are African eyes so yellow?

Most Africans have high levels of melanin that results in yellow eyes. Melanin determines the color of your skin, sclera and eyes. When this concentration increases, the eye color becomes light yellow or muddy brown.

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Scientists Shocking Findings about the Africans with blue eyes

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Do any Asians have blue eyes?

There are plenty of blue-eyed Asians. This probably happens when the traditional blue-eyed allele comes into a family from a (possibly very distant) European ancestor. Blue eyes then resurface in a child generations later if they inherit the allele from both parents.

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Can Africans have amber eyes?

Amber eyes, which have slightly more melanin than hazel eyes but not as much as brown eyes, account for about 5% of the world's population. People of Asian, Spanish, South American, and South African descent are most likely to have amber eyes.

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Is black hair and blue eyes rare?

Black hair and blue eyes is a much more rare combination than is blonde hair and blue eyes. The reason why these two traits are linked is that the genes responsible for hair and eye color happen to be close together on the same chromosomes.

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What is the giant blue eye in Africa?

The Eye of the Sahara, also known as the Richat Structure, is a geologic dome containing rocks that predate the appearance of life on Earth. The Eye resembles a blue bullseye and is located in Western Sahara. It is visible from space and has been used as a visual landmark by astronauts.

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What country has the most blue eyes and blonde hair?

Finland. The people of Finland have one of the highest concentrations of blond hair in the world. In large portions of Finland, 80% of the population has blond hair (and a full 89% of the population has blue eyes).

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Where did blue eyes come from Africa?

A couple of years ago, scientist determined that BLUE EYES was a MUTATION that occurred around 6,000 years ago and it stems from A BLACK MALE AFRICAN ORIGIN. They report several archeological proofs puts this event around the BLACK SEA AREA. Based on my research, I absolutely agree.

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What eye Colour is the rarest?

How many eye colors are there, and why your shade is unique to you. At some point, you've probably wondered what the rarest eye color is. The answer is green, according to the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO). Only about 2 percent of the world's population sport this shade.

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What is the prettiest eye color?

We found that green is the most popular lens colour, with brown coming in a close second, despite it being one of the most common eye colours. Although blue and hazel are seen as the most attractive eye colours for men and women they are surprisingly the least popular.

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What is the rarest eyes in the world?

Green is the rarest eye color in the world, with only 2% of the world's population (and fewer than one out of ten Americans) sporting green peepers, according to the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO).

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Are purple eyes real?

Purple eyes are also commonly referred to as “violet eyes,” as they are typically a light shade. For most people, this striking eye color can only be achieved with the help of colored contacts. But the fact is that a small (albeit very small) percentage of people are indeed born with purple eyes.

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Can 2 brown eyed parents have a blue-eyed child?

If both the parents have brown eyes, then there is generally a 25% chance for their child to have blue eyes. Because both the brown-eyed parents have a recessive blue-eye gene and can pass it to the next generation. However, since eye color is polygenic, several other genes exert their effects as well.

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What color are Chinese eyes?

The most common eye colors depend largely on geographic location. For example, Asians typically have brown eyes, while Europeans are more likely to have eyes of blue or other lighter hues.

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Can people in China have blue eyes?

Approximately 2% of people have blue eyes in China.

It also serves as a reminder that eye color is not limited to any one region or ethnicity, and that blue eyes can be found in many different parts of the world.

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Why do some African babies have blue eyes?

Custers' research suggests that Black people with blue eyes are affected by the same OCA2 genetic mutation in the same way any other human is, despite the mutation originating in Europe. It's rare to see Black babies born with blue eyes but not impossible.

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Why are black people's hair texture different?

In fact, African hair actually produces more oils than Caucasian and Asian hair. However, due to the tight curls, the oil doesn't spread evenly along the hair fiber. Without lubrication, the fibers can become dry. This causes the strands to become more brittle, which contributes to the hair's texture.

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