2006-12-05 04:11:45 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
This is called heterochromia - different colors in the eyes. Although it is rare, I have met a number of people with this condition where one Eye is blue and the other is brown. Your condition specifically is sectoral heterochromia - only part of the iris is affected.
Consider yourself lucky! It makes you that much more unique than the next person.
This link provides a picture of your condition and Wikipedia provides a nice explanation of why and how it occurs:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heterochromia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Sectoral_heterochromia.jpg
2006-12-05 04:22:43 · answer #1 · answered by Indy Mind 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Mixed color in the iris of the eyes is called heterochromia. There are some disease conditions that can cause this, but it is usually just a natural variation in coloring.
Has this brown section always been in the same place and stayed the same size?
Here are some links that talk about heterochromia in more detail.
Also - there is a Yahoo group for folks with this condition or an interest in it:
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/heterochromia/
Hope this info was helpful!
2006-12-05 04:16:18 · answer #2 · answered by Carbon-based 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be the result of a very rare "somatic mutation" where a gene in a body cell has mutated, changing one of the "blue" alleles into a "brown" allele. All of the cells that descended from that one would have the "brown" phenotype.
2006-12-05 04:16:40 · answer #3 · answered by hcbiochem 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes it's hereditary where genetics will cause a persons eye to take on the color of someone from their family line or it could be from strain. Either way, anything dealing with your eyes MUST be checked out because you can't regain your site if it's gone..........
It would be better for someone credible to tell you there is nothing to worry about.
2006-12-05 04:19:01 · answer #4 · answered by LittleThing 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i recommend a DNA scan. There could be some external effect, but is more likely to be a DNA abnormality. Hope is not lethal. Your children can present the same problem or not. Check your parents or grandparents eyes for more information. If there are no clues it must be a mutation.
2006-12-05 04:21:26 · answer #5 · answered by aristidetraian 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Could be you are a chimera or have mosaicism - have cells with two different sets of genes in them.
2006-12-05 05:45:34 · answer #6 · answered by The Mog 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think it is just like a mole on the skin and in eye it is called benign melanoma
2006-12-05 05:27:32 · answer #7 · answered by SEENA A 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋