Thank you for your interesting question.
Different color eyes are fairly rare in humans, but common in dogs such as
Dalmatians and Australian sheep dogs, and in cats and horses. The condition is
called "heterochromia" and it is usually benign, and frequently genetic in
origin.
Sometimes "heterochromia" is a result of diseases such as Horner syndrome,
Waardenburg syndrome, or piebald syndrome.
Heterochromia occurs in maybe 1 percent of the population however we need to
bear in mind to further limit this number to humans with genetic predisposition
to producing blue and green eyed offsprings. Therefore this should exclude
peoples of Asian and African origin who may not be genetically predisposed to
produce blue or green eyed offsprings.
This information was reported by StraightDope.com
Some famous people with eyes of two different colors include:
David Bowie, Christopher Walken and Kiefer Sutherland
Definition of Heterochromia
http://www.healthcentral.com/mhc/top/003319.cfm
Definition of somatic mosaicism by Christopher Carlson, Grad student Genetics
MadSci Network, Washington University
http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/dec96/836369191.Ge.r.html
Information regarding Horner syndrome, Waardenburg syndrome, or piebald
syndrome:
http://www.bios.niu.edu/johns/diff_eye.htm
Useful Background information about Eye color:
Definition and some information about eye colors:
http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a971205.html
How are Human Eye Colors inherited?:
http://www.athro.com/evo/gen/inherit1.html
Eye color genetics Calculator:
http://www.athro.com/evo/inherit.html
Figuring out how genes combine using the Punnett Square method:
http://www.athro.com/evo/gen/punnett.html
Working out Punnett Square Examples
http://www.athro.com/evo/gen/geframe.html
Phenotypes and Genotypes for human eye colors:
http://www.athro.com/evo/gen/geframe.html
Search Terms: Eyes of two different color
://www.google.com/search?q=Eyes+of+two+different+color
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