Eli5 : Why do some genes (like skin color) mix and shade upon inheritance while some don’t (like eye color) ?

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Eli5 : Why do some genes (like skin color) mix and shade upon inheritance while some don’t (like eye color) ?

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Answer 1

Eye colors do mix and shade.

My parents have blue and green eyes respectively. I have hazel eyes, which is a mixture of blues, greens and golds, and actually give the appearance of color-changing eyes because different colors stand out based on what color clothes I’m wearing.