The expansive analysis revealed that blue eyes in Siberian huskies appear to be associated with a duplication on what is known as canine chromosome 18, which is located near a gene called ALX4.

In humans, he says, blue eyes are caused by a genetic variation between a pair of genes called HERC2 and OCA2 in the human genome.. According to Irizarry, the mutation of the ALX4 gene in Siberian ...

Siberian Huskies usually come to mind when thinking of dogs with piercing blue eyes. ... here's a closer look at dog breeds born with blue eyes. Siberian Husky. format35/Getty.

The secret of Siberian huskies' piercing blue eyes: Researchers discover gene mutation is responsible in groundbreaking dog DNA study Researchers analysed the DNA of 6,070 purebred and mixed-breed ...