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Viola sororia ( / vaɪˈoʊlə səˈrɔːriə / vy-OH-lə sə-ROR-ee-ə ), [ 5] known commonly as the common blue violet, is a short-stemmed herbaceous perennial plant native to eastern North America. It is known by a number of common names, including common meadow violet, purple violet, woolly blue violet, hooded violet, and wood violet.
Eye color. Eye color is a polygenic phenotypic trait determined by two factors: the pigmentation of the eye 's iris [ 1][ 2] and the frequency-dependence of the scattering of light by the turbid medium in the stroma of the iris. [ 3]: 9. In humans, the pigmentation of the iris varies from light brown to black, depending on the concentration of ...
Cone cells or cones are photoreceptor cells in the retinas of vertebrates' eyes. They respond differently to light of different wavelengths, and the combination of their responses is responsible for color vision. Cones function best in relatively bright light, called the photopic region, as opposed to rod cells, which work better in dim light ...
Heterochromia iridum. Heterochromia is a variation in coloration most often used to describe color differences of the iris, but can also be applied to color variation of hair [ 1] or skin. Heterochromia is determined by the production, delivery, and concentration of melanin (a pigment ). It may be inherited, or caused by genetic mosaicism ...
Waardenburg syndrome is a group of rare genetic conditions characterised by at least some degree of congenital hearing loss and pigmentation deficiencies, which can include bright blue eyes (or one blue eye and one brown eye ), a white forelock or patches of light skin. These basic features constitute type 2 of the condition; in type 1, there ...
Color blindness or color vision deficiency ( CVD) is the decreased ability to see color or differences in color. [ 2] The severity of color blindness ranges from mostly unnoticeable to full absence of color perception. Color blindness is usually an inherited problem or variation in the functionality of one or more of the three classes of cone ...
The Fugates, commonly known as the " Blue Fugates " [ 1] or the " Blue People of Kentucky ", are an ancestral family living in the hills of Kentucky starting in the 19th century, where they are known for having a genetic trait that led to the blood disorder methemoglobinemia, causing the skin to appear blue.
A 4-year-old boy in Wheaton, Illinois, found a blue-eyed cicada in his yard, according to Smithsonian magazine. The family ultimately donated the insect to the Field Museum in Chicago.