Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Lu: Phenotypic Variation (5)

Organisms: Humans
Scientific name: Homo sapiens sapiens
Location: 42°14'5.59"N    71°37'22.16"W   

Eye color is produced by arrangement and amount of the pigment melanin in the eye, which darkens the color. The melanin arrangement is controlled by inherited genes. Iris patterns, like fingerprints, are unique to each person and can be used as a means of identification. http://www.sewanee.edu/chem/chem&art/Detail_Pages/ColorProjects_2003/Guttery/index.htm

Blue-Gray with gold

Blue-green


Brown
Green-gold

Green-Grey 

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