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Which eye color is more dominant, Brown or Black?

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Contrary to popular belief, true black eyes do not exist. Some people with a lot of melanin in their eyes might appear to have black eyesdepending on the lighting conditions. This is not truly black, however, but simply a very dark brown.

Brown is the most dominant of all eye colours

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