The eyes are considered a mirror in which the human soul is reflected. The color of this mirror is different for all people: brown, blue, gray, green. Different unique shades are less common. So, you can see people with almost black eyes. But the most amazing and rare eye color is purple. Seeing such eyes in the photo, people can’t believe what happened without Photoshop. However, the eyes have a violet hue. It is believed that this is a mutation. Purple eyes are, of course, a very rare occurrence. There are several hypotheses for the appearance of this eye color.
It has long been established in biology that the color of the iris directly depends on the degree of distribution, type, and also the amount of pigment. Also affect its shade fiber of the iris and blood vessels. From the interaction of only 6 genes depends on what color the eyes will be. Most often, dark tones prevail over light ones, and a child with one parent with brown eyes will most likely (in about 60% of cases) inherit this color. How can violet eyes appear with all this? Genetic mutations of this kind are explained in different ways.
The myth of the advent of Alexandria
An ancient legend says that a very long time ago in Egypt, in a small village, a bright flash illuminated the sky. Why he arose, failed to find out. But since then, in this settlement, women began to give birth to children with violet eyes. So Alexandria appeared - an unusually beautiful girl who gave the name to this phenomenon. She was the first to manifest this mutation - purple eyes. Of course, this is just a beautiful fairy tale. But the phenomenon itself exists. An example is the brilliant Elizabeth Taylor. She was born with beautiful eyelashes, and they were very thick, because ... they grew in two rows. This anomaly is called dystychiasis. She made the look of the actress charming and attractive. But unique in it was not only such a rare phenomenon, but also another mutation - purple eyes. Looking at the photos of Elizabeth Taylor, you can see that her eyes have a violet hue.
Marchezani syndrome as a cause of violet eyes
Science has its own version of the origin of this mutation. Purple eyes may be in people with Marchezani syndrome. Patients are characterized by low growth, a certain underdevelopment of the arms and legs, as well as poor eyesight. It is not indicated directly on the violet shade of the iris, but it is known that vision problems can (though in rare cases) provoke a change in their color.
Violet-Eyed Albinos
There is also a third reason that can cause the appearance of such a unique shade of the iris - a gene mutation. Violet eyes, according to this version, are the property of albino people, in the organisms of which there is no melanin, responsible for the tone of hair, skin, and also the iris. Their eyes look red, but they are also blue, and sometimes with a purple tint.
However, it is not so important who gave the world such a unique phenomenon: supernatural forces or changes in genetics. Be that as it may, the lilac shade of the eyes always seems unusual, attractive. It attracts attention and becomes a cause of interest in their owner.