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The First Blue Eyes Ever

  • December 11, 2012
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

People with blue eyes all have a single common ancestor. Scientists say that, less than 10,000 years ago, one genetic mutation created a “switch” that affected the production of pigment in some brown eyes, turning them blue.

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