Origin of Blue Eyes

Raoul Duke, Jr. · Post by **Raoul Duke, Jr.** » 2003-04-12 07:42pm

This is just a weird thought that occurred to me right now -- (okay, so the Ethnicity thread had something to do with it): Does anyone here know where blue eyes came from in humans? The earliest recorded people to have them, how they might've developed, etc.?

Darth Garden Gnome · Post by **Darth Garden Gnome** » 2003-04-12 07:43pm

Staring at the sky too long?

Hamel · Post by **Hamel** » 2003-04-12 08:04pm

Are blue eyes supposed to be special?

salm · Post by **salm** » 2003-04-12 08:13pm

they came from the same place all other eyes come from. from inside a chick.

Johonebesus · Post by **Johonebesus** » 2003-04-12 08:52pm

Just a random mutation that was not harmful enough to be selected out. Since eyeballs rot quickly, there is no physical evidence as to when they developped. The earliest records (I believe) of blue eyed people are from India and Greece, generally noted in northern migratory peoples, but there is no way to know how far back the trait goes.

Darth Fanboy · Post by **Darth Fanboy** » 2003-04-12 08:54pm

Recessive trait that probably just came along while we were in our infancy as modern humans. Probably just a mutation at first, a mutation that made little or no difference to whomever had it happen. That individual merged in with the breeding population and nw today women have the benefit of gazing into my sky blue beauties.

Post by **Kuja** » 2003-04-12 10:44pm

Meh. I'll take my dark blue eyes any day.

Superman · Post by **Superman** » 2003-04-12 10:57pm

You know, I would guess that blue eyes, like red hair, probably originated from a geographically isolated population.