Which type of mutation occurred in the Belgian blue myostatin?

What makes blue eyes blue?

There's the biological answer and there's the physics answer. Biologically, yes, it's determined by your genes. Interestingly, the mutation that originally caused blue eyes occurred only about 10,000 years ago. Prior to that, all humans had brown eyes. Everyone who now has blue eyes is a descendant of that one person with the mutation. The physics answer is that the blue color is caused by Rayleigh scattering. In other words, blue eyes are blue for the same reason that the sky is blue.

Can 2 blue eyed parents have brown eyed babies?

I don't know but happened to me It can happen if one parent actually has a gene for brown eyes but for some reason that gene is not expressed. This can possibly be because the gene is not switched on. The gene could be passed to the baby and get switched on in the baby. Much less likely, there could be a genetic mutation which occurred in the gamete or in the early embryo.

Why are babies born with blue eyes?

What can happen if chromosome mutations are pass on to future generations?

Mutations that can be passed on to future generations must be present in the gametes. The mutation of heterochromia in which a person has one blue and one brown eyes is present in the chromosome of the mother or father and passed to the offspring.

Why are mutations that occur in an organism's body cells not passed to its offsprings?

because if it occurs in a body cell the mutation will affect only the cell that carries it

How much body fat does a belgian blue cow have?

Very little, much less than Angus, Shorthorn or Simmentals have, thanks to the myostatin mutation that allows less connective tissue and fat in the muscle fibres of this breed of beef cattle.

Are Belgian blue continental cattle?

A Belgian blue is an animal that appears to have way more muscle mass on it than normal. Some people think that it is caused by overdose of steriods, or "working out in the gym," both of which are false. The gene myostatin has been mutated to allow this double muscling to occur in this breed.

Does mutation occur to create new phenotypes of organisms?

A mutation occurs randomly and can cause a new phenotype. For example, blue eye color is caused by a random mutation in the genes governing eye color. This mutation occurred between 6000 and 10000 years ago. Before that, nobody had blue eyes.

How much does a Belgian Blue cow weigh?

A Belgian Blue cow can weigh an average of around 1500 lbs.

Do all people with brown eyes have a common ansester?

Yes they do. A genetic mutation occurred about 10,000 years ago that links all blue eyed people to a common ancestor.

How many years does a Belgian blue cow live?

Belgian blue cows likely live for 10 to 15 years, the same amount of time for any beef cow.

What makes blue eyes blue?

There's the biological answer and there's the physics answer. Biologically, yes, it's determined by your genes. Interestingly, the mutation that originally caused blue eyes occurred only about 10,000 years ago. Prior to that, all humans had brown eyes. Everyone who now has blue eyes is a descendant of that one person with the mutation. The physics answer is that the blue color is caused by Rayleigh scattering. In other words, blue eyes are blue for the same reason that the sky is blue.

Are blue eyes a mutation?

No. Mutations are changes in a genomic sequence. Blue eyes are not changes.

What percentage of black people have blue eyes?

Approximately 3-5% of black people have blue eyes. This is due to a genetic mutation that occurred thousands of years ago. Blue eyes are more commonly found in individuals of European descent.