European DNA & Blue Eye Evolution 🧬

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European DNA & the Evolution of Blue Eyes…

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:40 Origin and Evolution of Blue Eyes
3:33 How Rates of Blue Eyes Changed Over Time
6:02 Northern & Southern Europe Differences
8:36 Why Do Inuits Not Have Blue Eyes?

Blue eyes are only found in 8-10% of the world’s population. Yet this number rises to 30-40% in Europe, and even over 80% in parts of Northern Europe. So in this video we are going to look at the origin and evolution of blue eyes.

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Blue-eyed humans have a single, common ancestor | ScienceDaily
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Countries With The Most Blue-Eyed People - WorldAtlas
Blue Eyes | Liverpool John Moores University
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