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what colours make up grey?
« on: 18/07/2010 21:14:58 »
Hi, I'm a newbie and have a quick question. I have 4 children and 3 have blue eyes (like me) and 1 has slate grey (not sure what colour her dads are) what combination of eye colours make up grey? She also has blonde hair, I'm Welsh and her dads Irish

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Ruby
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what colours make up grey?
« Reply #1 on: 18/07/2010 23:11:15 »
The colour is determined by genetics, (not like mixing paint colours)... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eye_colour

Because the colour is determined by genetics a child can have eye colour which is different from both parents...
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The genetics of eye color are so complex that almost any parent-child combination of eye colors can occur.
http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=25003
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what colours make up grey?
« Reply #2 on: 20/07/2010 16:54:59 »
Ok thanks for the reply, Just wondering if it's true that the majority eye colour of the Irish is grey?
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