Which parent determines eye colour?

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Eye colour:
Eye colour in offspring is determined by pigment Melanin.
The gene which controls the eye colour is dominant brown or blue and recessive green or Hazel.
There are 16 different genes which help determine the eye colour of offspring.
The colour of the eye is a combination of both parents' eye colours.
Even though there are multiple alleles for this particular character, the parent with dominant genes can determine eye colour.

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