👀 Our eyes come in different colors like blue, green, brown, and even gray! It's like having a rainbow in your eyes! 🌈
This happens because of something called melanin. It's a tiny thing in our eyes that decides the color. More melanin makes eyes darker, and less makes them lighter!
👀 Eye color is determined by a pigment called melanin, which is produced by special cells in our eyes. The more melanin you have, the darker your eyes will be (like brown). Less melanin means lighter colors (like blue or green).
It's also because of our genes — tiny instructions from our parents that decide things like eye color! That's why you might have the same eye color as your mom or dad. 🧬
👀 Eye color is a fascinating mix of biology and genetics! It's primarily determined by the amount and type of melanin (a pigment) in the iris (the colored part of the eye). More melanin results in brown eyes, while less leads to blue or green.
But it's not just about melanin — it's also about how light scatters in the iris (called the Tyndall effect). Blue eyes, for example, don’t actually have blue pigment! They appear blue because of how light reflects off the iris.
Genes play a huge role too. Over 16 genes influence eye color, making it a complex trait. That’s why two brown-eyed parents can sometimes have a blue-eyed child! 🧬