The simple answer is that hazel eyes are recessive but they can
also be produced from the way eye color genes interact. There
are multiple genes that work together to create eye color.
Geneotype is the physical traits a person carries. Phenotype is
the actual display of color you see in a person's eye. A person
recieves genetic codes from both parents to determine eye color.
The dominant genetic structure genereally produces the eye color
of offspring. The 7th grade answer is that green or "hazel" are
recessive; both parents have give the offspring the genetic code
for green eyes. Blue are dominant over green; both parents can
give the codes for blue eyes OR one parent's code for blue eyes
trumps the other parents code for green eyes. But, brown eyes
are the dominant gene over both colors. So, if one parent
provides the genetic codes for brown eyes then it would not
matter if the other parent provided code for any other color.
The college level answer is that genetic combinations can result
in a vast array of