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We all have observed that some people have black eyes, some brown and some light blue. Which part of the eye gives the eye colour?

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Crystalline lens

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Cones

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Cornea

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Iris

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Solution

The correct option is D Iris
The iris is the only part of the eye which is coloured and rest of the parts are transparent. Iris contains the pigment which gives our eye colour, typically brown, hazel, green, grey, blue etc.

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