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The most dramatic eye color changes will probably occur when your child is between the ages of 3 and 6 months old. By that point, the iris has. Interesting. We both have green eyes and our first has brown eyes. Our 3 week old has eyes that appear blue but look green from the side. Also.
 
 

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The genes babies inherit from both parents play a role in determining their newborn eye color. In fact, experts say there are approximately 15 genes that are responsible for baby eye color, but two—OCA2 and HERC2—are the most predominant. That means that if baby has one of each gene, the dominant brown will probably win out. But inherited genes can actually skip generations.

For example, if both parents have brown eyes, but one carries the blue eye gene from, say, grandma, then baby could have blue eyes. The other factor that determines baby eye color is melanin, the pigment that gives skin, hair and eyes their color. A baby who has a lot of melanin in the iris will have brown or very dark brown eyes, while a baby with a small amount of pigment will have blue or green eyes.

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Brown eyes and green eyes are considered dominant, but two brown-eyed parents can definitely have a blue-eyed baby. Grandparents can often give you clues about what recessive genes are knocking around. Many babies are born with blue eyes but depending on the amount of melanin in their iris you may see eye color changes between the ages of 3 and 6 months old. You might even see subtle eye color changes until their third birthday. Rest assured if your child is rocking a brown eye color it will most likely stay that way.

What color eye do you and your partner have, and what color eyes did your babe s end up with? Let us know in the comments! Fun Stuff Prepping Quiz. By Amy Morrison. This baby eye color calculator will help predict what color eyes will your baby have. What is eye color? What determines a baby’s eye color? What are dominant alleles? Blue-eyed vs. What about hazel eyes? What about heterochromia?

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