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A team of scientists traced blue eyes to a single genetic mutation that occurred between 6,000-10,000 years ago in the OCA2 gene, which determines eye, hair, and skin color; this mutation reduced the production of brown melanin in the eyes, leading them to appear blue rather than brown as originally seen in all humans; now all blue-eyed individuals can trace the same gene change back to this single ancient mutation.