What is the most dominant eye colour?

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Eye colour:
Eye colour is determined by the genes carrying genetic information that is inherited by children from their parents.
A dominant trait is a hereditary property that appears in children if a parent contributes a dominant allele.
The genes associated with a person's eye colour are involved in the production and storage of a pigment known as melanin.
Melanin production is directly related to eye colour.
The amount and quality of this pigment in layers of the iris give a specific colour to the eye.
Eye colour is an example of complicated inheritance called polygenic inheritance in which the traits are influenced by multiple genes.
Dominant eye colour: The most dominant colour of eyes is brown.

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