Beauty of blue eyes

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Shukur Mia sits with his granddaughter Tasnim, 11, and grandson Mehedi, 6, their faces illuminated by a rare genetic feature—striking blue eyes. Such vivid pigmentation is highly unusual among individuals with darker skin tones, as eye colour is typically determined by melanin concentration in the iris. In populations with higher melanin levels, darker eyes are the norm, while lighter eyes are far more common in lighter-skinned groups. This portrait not only highlights the family’s unique genetic inheritance but also reflects the extraordinary diversity of human appearance within a shared cultural and geographic context.