Genetic mutation: purple eyes

Eyes are considered a mirror in which the soul of a person finds reflection. The color of this mirror in all people is different: brown, blue, gray, green. There are different unique shades. So, you can see people with almost black eyes. But the most amazing and rare eye color is purple. Seeing such eyes on the photos, people can not believe that it did without "Photoshop". However, the eyes of the violet shade do exist. It is believed that this is a mutation. Purple eyes - this is certainly a very rare phenomenon. There are several hypotheses for the appearance of this eye color.

In biology it has long been established that the color of the iris of the eyes directly depends on the degree of distribution, type, and also the amount of pigment. Also affect its shade of iris fiber and blood vessels. From the interaction of only 6 genes depends on what color the eyes will be. Most often dark colors take precedence over light ones, and a child who has one parent with brown eyes, most likely (about 60% of cases) will inherit this color. How can violet eyes appear with all this? A genetic mutation of this kind is explained in different ways.

The myth of the appearance of Alexandria

An ancient legend tells that very long ago in Egypt, in a small village, the sky was lit up by a bright flash. Why it arose, it was not possible to find out. But ever since in this settlement, women have given birth to children with violet eyes. So there was Alexandria - an unusually beautiful girl who gave the name to this phenomenon. Her first and showed this mutation - purple eyes. Of course, this is just a beautiful fairy tale. But the phenomenon itself exists. An example is the brilliant Elizabeth Taylor. She was born with beautiful eyelashes, and they were very thick, because ... grew in two rows. This anomaly was called dystichiasis. She made the actress look fascinating and attractive. But unique in it was not only such a rare phenomenon, but another mutation - purple eyes. Looking closer to the photographs of Elizabeth Taylor, you can see that her eyes have a violet shade.

Markesani syndrome as the reason for the appearance of violet eyes

In science there is a version of the origin of this mutation. Violet eyes can be in people suffering from Markesani syndrome. For patients characterized by low growth, a certain underdevelopment of the hands and feet, as well as poor vision. Right on the purple hue of the iris is not indicated, but it is known that problems with vision just can (though in rare cases) provoke a change in their color.

Albinoes with violet eyes

There is also a third reason, which can cause the appearance of such a unique shade of the iris - a gene mutation. Purple eyes, according to this version, are an accessory of people-albinos, in the bodies of which there is no melanin, responsible for the tone of hair, skin, and also iris. Their eyes look red, but they are also blue, and sometimes - with a purple hue.

However, it is not so important who gave the world such a unique phenomenon: supernatural forces or changes in genetics. Whatever it was, the lilac shade of the eyes always seems unusual, attractive. He attracts attention and becomes the cause of interest to their owner.