• Question: is it true that everyone is born with blue eyes?

    Asked by natashawalster to Alex, Jools, Matt, Rika on 24 Jun 2011.
    • Photo: Alex Davenport

      Alex Davenport answered on 23 Jun 2011:

      apparently, I have no evidence to back this up

    • Photo: Chandrika Nair

      Chandrika Nair answered on 24 Jun 2011:

      Hi, I think ‘blue’ could be an exaggeration. Apparently, newborn eyes can appear bluish grey at birth because of the levels of a pigment called melanin are low (same pigment that makes you look tanned after you’ve been in the sun). Then the genetics kick in and the level of melanin that builds up determines whether your eyes become green, blue or brown.

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