13 Dec
2010
13 Dec
'10
12:31 p.m.
On 12/13/10, erikhansen@thebluezone.net <erikhansen@thebluezone.net> wrote:
If a parent has blue eyes and the offspring has brown, is that a mutation? I apologize for the over simplification. The genetic code is a long way form being figured out, it has only been crudely mapped.
With respect, you are overcomplicating the issue a bit, Erik. Blue-eyed offspring from brown-eyed parents still got their DNA through one parent or the other; traits such as this, whether from recessive or dominant genes, are still due to the offspring's lineage, not a random mutation. I think most people accept the larger definition without picking nits.