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Why do huskies have

different colour eyes?

Heterochromia iridis is a genetic condition that older. It occurs in Siberian huskies and some other

results in eyes that are two different colours. It breeds and can be a result of inbreeding. Not to say
is due to either an excess or lack of the pigment that this is a negative, as selective breeding is what
melanin, and it is usually inherited. Like humans, has given us certain characteristics and breeds. It
puppies are mostly born with pale blue eyes was once thought that dogs with this condition –
and the iris darkens with age. In dogs with whereby one eye was blue – were probably blind in
heterochromia, the melanin is not distributed that eye. It has been proven that this isn’t the case BELOW A husky’s different

evenly between the eyes, which causes a difference and that the colour of the iris has very little impact coloured eyes is genetic and can
in colour that’s only apparent as the dog gets on the function. be the result of inbreeding
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