How does someone get two different eye colors?

HOW DO YOU GET YOUR EYE COLOR?

• The colored part of the eye is called the iris.
• Which has pigmentation that determines our eye color.
• Human eye color originates with three genes.
• These genes account for the most common colors:
• Green,brown,and blue.

HERTEROCHROMIA

Heterochromia Are rare in humans.

* Most cases are isolated and sporadic,conceivably resulting from alteration in the expression of the above-mentioned genes within the cells of the entire iris or even a particular section.

FUN FACTS ABOUT EYES AND EYE COLORS.

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• Babies eyes can change color if the brown pigment melanin devolops as they grow.
• You blink about 12 times every minute.
• Your eyes are about 1 inch across and weigh about 0.25 ounce.
• Did you know Dan Aykroyd ( the man from Ghostbusters ) has one brown eye and a green one

SOURCES

• Www.scientificamerican.com
• Www.allaboutvision.com

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BY: ZAHAYRA MERCADO & KAYLEE RAMM