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cyborg
01-31-2008, 06:53 PM
New research shows that people with blue eyes have a single, common ancestor. A team at the University of Copenhagen have tracked down a genetic mutation which took place 6-10,000 years ago and is the cause of the eye colour of all blue-eyed humans alive on the planet today.

http://www.scienceblog.com/cms/all-blue-eyed-humans-have-common-ancestor-15361.html

The prevalence of blue eye color among whites in the United States was 57.4% for those born between 1899 and 1905 but decreased to 33.8% for those born between 1936 and 1951.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12573082

Mark
02-01-2008, 03:03 AM
The prevalence of blue eye color among whites in the United States was 57.4% for those born between 1899 and 1905 but decreased to 33.8% for those born between 1936 and 1951Not surprising after two, largely blue-on-blue, genocidal Euro-wars. Race is not only often pitted against race but also oft against itself--Whites and through war not only.

Empress Cheesatine
02-01-2008, 03:54 AM
I wonder what it is now? I have blue eyes, I guess Im an endangered species.