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Question
15 Jan 2006
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blue eyes
im white with blue eyes. my babie's dad is mexican with light brown eyes. .... what are the odds of the baby coming with blue eyes? ..
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Dear Baby
This all depends on whether the dads eye colour is due to dominant or recessive conditions. If light eye colour is a dominant trait in your family, but dark eye colour is dominant trait in your partners family than it is more likely that the babies eyes will be dark coloured or brown. In the instance where there is a recessive trait then the possiblity is one in four (i.e 25% chance of blue eyes.)
This all depends on whether the dads eye colour is due to dominant or recessive conditions. If light eye colour is a dominant trait in your family, but dark eye colour is dominant trait in your partners family than it is more likely that the babies eyes will be dark coloured or brown. In the instance where there is a recessive trait then the possiblity is one in four (i.e 25% chance of blue eyes.)
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