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nicknmb
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Re: Eye color
DH and I both have blue eyes, so we can only have blue eyed babies....and according to this calculator, yes, we have a 100% chance of having a blue eyed little one
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NinaLemon
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Jeannine
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Re: Eye color
Posted by Bops
They were wrong with mine 
Said only 6.1 chance of blue and my DS is as blue as you can get at 3 years old !
That's not wrong - it said you had a 6.1% chance, not no chance :)
The degree of blue really doesn't have anything to do with how much blue gene you have. If you have blue eyes than you have two recessive genes for blue. Both of my parents have brown eyes and I have blue, Brown is a dominant gene and blue is recessive, so they both carry the recessive gene for my blue eyes, but for then the brown gene masks the blue gene.
Message edited 10/27/2008 3:42:42 PM.
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Angel321
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Re: Eye color
am i the only one who has NO CLUE what my parents' eye colors are????
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| Posted 10/27/08 3:44 PM |
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Bops
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Re: Eye color
Posted by NinaLemon
Posted by Bops
They were wrong with mine
Said only 6.1 chance of blue and my DS is as blue as you can get at 3 years old !
That's not wrong - it said you had a 6.1% chance, not no chance :)
The degree of blue really doesn't have anything to do with how much blue gene you have. If you have blue eyes than you have two recessive genes for blue. Both of my parents have brown eyes and I have blue, Brown is a dominant gene and blue is recessive, so they both carry the recessive gene for my blue eyes, but for then the brown gene masks the blue gene.
That true I guess - I have brown, DH is green - Both my parents were Dk. Brown and Dh's parents are brown & blue- So I guess my FIL's blue won this time
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| Posted 10/27/08 3:59 PM |
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Dani922
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Danielle
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Re: Eye color
13.6% blue
13.6% green
72.7% brown
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| Posted 10/27/08 5:29 PM |
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WhitneyL
LIF Adolescent
Member since 10/07 645 total posts
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Whitney
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Re: Eye color
Posted by davenjess
am i the only one who has NO CLUE what my parents' eye colors are????
No, actually...I guessed my mom's eye color (she died when i was 13). i know it wasn't brown...and i think i tried green, but based upon mine and my brother's eye colors she couldn't have had anything other than blue. Process of elimination!
(unless one of us are actually adopted....) 
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| Posted 10/27/08 5:31 PM |
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Angel321
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Re: Eye color
Posted by WhitneyL
Posted by davenjess
am i the only one who has NO CLUE what my parents' eye colors are????
No, actually...I guessed my mom's eye color (she died when i was 13). i know it wasn't brown...and i think i tried green, but based upon mine and my brother's eye colors she couldn't have had anything other than blue. Process of elimination!
(unless one of us are actually adopted....)
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| Posted 10/27/08 5:32 PM |
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MrsRivera
2 under 2...whew!!
Member since 2/07 9876 total posts
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Beth
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Re: Eye color
It's very cute, but there are a couple of problems with the test (of course ). Bear with me...I took 2 detailed genetics courses in college--they weren't required but I was SO interested in this kind of stuff.
Take, for example, the case of my DH and I. I have green eyes--my mom has blue, and my Dad has brown. My DH has brown eyes, and so do both of his parents. In a case like DH's, we would actually need to look at both of HIS parents' parents. Since brown is the genetically dominant eye color, anyone with brown eyes can either be carrying ONLY the genes for brown eyes, or they can be carrying the recessive allele for blue/green/hazel eyes.
DH's genetic makeup is a mystery, because his father's two brothers have blue eyes. So, he MAY be carrying the allele for blue eyes, or he may not.
Sorry if that was confusing, but it's all really interesting to learn about. 
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MrsRivera
2 under 2...whew!!
Member since 2/07 9876 total posts
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Beth
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Re: Eye color
Posted by nicknmb
DH and I both have blue eyes, so we can only have blue eyed babies....and according to this calculator, yes, we have a 100% chance of having a blue eyed little one
Isn't that so cool? I love that!
I tease DH that he's ruining my plans for having green-eyed babies  He knows I'm just kidding though.
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| Posted 10/27/08 5:59 PM |
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butterfly20
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Re: Eye color
100% blue
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| Posted 10/27/08 6:13 PM |
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mikeswife06
Drama Momma
Member since 9/06 9947 total posts
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Anne
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Re: Eye color
Posted by Bops
They were wrong with mine
Said only 6.1 chance of blue and my DS is as blue as you can get at 3 years old !
I don't understand why that's wrong. They didn't say it was impossible or not going to happen just that there was a small chance
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| Posted 10/27/08 6:19 PM |
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mikeswife06
Drama Momma
Member since 9/06 9947 total posts
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Anne
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Re: Eye color
Posted by Bops
Posted by NinaLemon
Posted by Bops
That true I guess - I have brown, DH is green - Both my parents were Dk. Brown and Dh's parents are brown & blue- So I guess my FIL's blue won this time
Interesting. You just gave me hope that my DD will keep her pretty blue eyes 
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| Posted 10/27/08 6:20 PM |
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jilli23
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Re: Eye color
Posted by butterfly20
100% blue
me too!
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| Posted 10/27/08 8:00 PM |
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Danamz
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Re: Eye color
100% blue, except I don't know if I did it right Dh has true blue eyes. Mine are blue too, but not as light...more deep with a little green. I don't know how to work that thing on the right.
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| Posted 10/27/08 10:37 PM |
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MommyAgain
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Re: Eye color
Posted by kerrycec03
Posted by NinaLemon
Neat  I came up with a 100% chance of blue
me too!
me too!!
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| Posted 10/27/08 10:51 PM |
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