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This is Benedict Cumberbatch’s eye.

If you look closely, you can see that his eye is blue with green around the pupil.

This is an example of an interesting genetic phenomenon known as “heterochromia”.

Heterochromia can be caused by a variety of things. A mutation in the original eye color gene can cause one color to turn into another. Physical injury can also cause discoloration or changing of the iris color. But perhaps the most interesting reason for heterochromia is when the host is a chimera.

It has been discovered that occasionally, when there are two blastocysts (or extremely young fetuses) in the womb together, and one dies or becomes parasitic, the stronger blastocyst will literally absorb the other dead or weakened blastocyst. Recently, it has been discovered that this happens a lot more often than previously thought. In the case of heterochromia and several other interesting conditions, the stronger of the blastocysts accepts the cells from the other into its body, and they often grow and survive.

TLDR; The reason Benedict is so fucking amazing is that, quite possibly, he used to be two people.

Yes. Fucking yes. Just. Yes. Perfect fucking deduction.

#Reblog for a very groooovy mutation.  #Hello Charles.

That would be very fucking cool but I think he would probably know by now. Often it can go undetected well into adulthood or possibly for a person’s whole life but if you’ve had blood tests or anything medical of the like then doctors would probably notice when different organs are comprised of the two different sets of chromosomes. “As the organism develops, it can come to possess organs that have different sets of chromosomes. For example, the chimera may have a liver composed of cells with one set of chromosomes and have a kidney composed of cells with a second set of chromosomes. This has occurred in humans, and at one time was thought to be extremely rare, though more recent evidence suggests that it is not as rare as previously believed.” I believe Ben had been tested for cancer at one point (he’s fine) but I would assume someone would have noticed something along the way. However, I could be wrong. Not all Chimera express in this way. That would be an awesome thing to learn about yourself though!

More info: “A chimera or chimaera is a single organism (usually an animal) that is composed of two or more different populations of genetically distinct cells that originated from different zygotes involved in sexual reproduction. If the different cells have emerged from the same zygote, the organism is called a mosaic. Chimeras are formed from at least four parent cells (two fertilized eggs or early embryos fused together). Each population of cells keeps its own character and the resulting organism is a mixture of tissues. Chimeras are typically seen in animals; there are some reports of human chimerism.”

More on Wiki. YMMV but I’m familiar with the cases referenced so I’m not too worried about linking this.

We don’t know about Ben and Chimerism obviously, but we do know about the Central Heterochromia. This image makes his eyes look blue and green but I believe it’s actually blue and gold based on other photos.

Central heterochromia

Example of central heterochromia showing a gold to blue iris

Central heterochromia is an eye condition where there are two colors in the same iris; the central (pupillary) zone of the iris is a different color than the mid-peripheral (ciliary) zone, with the true iris color being the outer color.

Example of central heterochromia showing an orange to blue iris

Eye color is determined primarily by the concentration and distribution of melanin within the iris tissues. Though humans do not yet fully understand all the processes involved, scientist do know that (inherited) eye color is determined by multiple genes but can be altered by acquired characteristics and the environment.

The human iris can be seen in a number of various colors. There are three true colors in human eyes that determine the outward appearance: brown, yellow, and grey. The amount of each color an individual has determines the appearance of the eye color.

Eyes displaying central heterochromia are often referred to as “cat eyes” because of their multi-colored iris. Central heterochromia appears to be prevalent in irises containing low amounts of melanin.

“Cat eyes”. Well isn’t that just ridiculously appropriate.

Hazel eyes are not instances of central heterochromia.

Wiki. Again, YMMV.

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