I have a baby and is eye colour is grey i have dark brown eyes and his father ha!
Question:
I have a baby and is eye colour is grey i have dark brown eyes and his father have brown eyes why is that so?
Answers:
All this guessing of "recessive genes" is ...just a guess & probably incorrect! The truth is that grey eyes at birth (& in young children) are totally normal. Obviously, genetics determines your final eye color. However, upon birth, there is a natural progression in eye color that occurs before the final color is reached (usually by 10 to 12 months). Here is the normal progression of pigmentation in the human iris (colored part of the eye):
blue >> grey >> hazel >> brown.
Given that you & your spouse both have brown eyes, I am convinced that your child is currently in the grey region of the natural progression & will continue on over time to end up with brown eye like his parents.
Best of Luck!
*Note: What about green eyes? Patients between blue & grey have dark blue eyes, while patients between grey & hazel have green eyes!
p.s.- just in case you wanted to dig a little deeper...it's the "Anterior Limiting Layer" of the iris that is largely responsible for iris color! The thicker this layer, the more pigment & thus, the darker the iris color.