Can two blue-eyed parents produce a brown-eyed child? If yes, why is this so?

Question

I learnt in class that for a person to show blue eyes they must have two recessive blue eye genes. However, some sites have said that it’s possible for two blue eyed parents to have a brown eyed child?

In: Biology

Answer 1

Yes both parents carry a gene for blue eyes and another for brown. I believe blue eyes are recessive so both parents would have to give the blue gene to their kid. If one gave brown the kid would have brown eyes