I'm writing fantasy, and I've started wondering whether I can create entire ethnic groups with skin, hair, or eye-colors that don't exist in real life except in bizarre, isolated cases.
Apparently, all blue-eyed individuals descend from a single person with an eye mutation several thousand years ago.
So, couldn't I create a group descended from one person with a unique mutation, as long as the gene is dominant? The oddity could be considered exotic and attractive, and make those with it highly sought after for marriage.
I'm currently thinking of a nation of people with pasty skin (since their ancestors came from a very sunless part of the world), black hair, and red eyes. Is there some scientific reason why a healthy human eye can't be that color?
Apparently, all blue-eyed individuals descend from a single person with an eye mutation several thousand years ago.
So, couldn't I create a group descended from one person with a unique mutation, as long as the gene is dominant? The oddity could be considered exotic and attractive, and make those with it highly sought after for marriage.
I'm currently thinking of a nation of people with pasty skin (since their ancestors came from a very sunless part of the world), black hair, and red eyes. Is there some scientific reason why a healthy human eye can't be that color?