Scientists find that the first Britons had black skin:

[MNoBody]

I am very late coming to this thread but thought i should mention i have blue eyes and researched the reason.

Sometime between 6 and 10 thousand years ago in Turkey a mutation occured in an none descript gene that in itself has no effect. However that gene happens to sit right next to the OCA2 gene which controls the poroduction of melanin. Result blue eyes

a good thread
worth exhuming from the dead

 

[lewisnotmiller]

Yes. Unfortunately evolution is the root of all racism.

Que?

 

[lewisnotmiller]

I am very late coming to this thread but thought i should mention i have blue eyes and researched the reason.

Sometime between 6 and 10 thousand years ago in Turkey a mutation occured in an none descript gene that in itself has no effect. However that gene happens to sit right next to the OCA2 gene which controls the poroduction of melanin.

The mutation impacted the OCA2 gene causing it to reduce the amount of menanin

Result blue eyes

You're a mutant?
Hmm...more Mystique or Magneto??

 

[ChristineM]

You're a mutant?
Hmm...more Mystique or Magneto??

Methinks more mystique but hubby thinks i am half and half