# How are blue eyes adaptive?

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**Created:** [January 4, 2022, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-blue-eyes-adaptive/957203 "2022-01-04T17:12:19Z")\
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> [@Why blue eyes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-blue-eyes/718718/1):
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> Looking at the map of the distribution of blue eyes in Europe made me wonder: why do Europeans have blue eyes? Were they found in other parts of the world before European expansion and inter-marrying? [https://unsafeharbour.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/maps-europelighteyes.jpg?w=584](https://unsafeharbour.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/maps-europelighteyes.jpg?w=584)

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