Was brown the eye and hair color of the ancestors of humans?

why do the majority of humans have brown eyes and hair

Was brown the eye and hair color of the ancestors of humans?

dark eyes/hair is a dominant trait among genes, so when a baby is born, those its traits are randomly selected, since the dark features are dominant they usually get the pick, its the reason why more couples that are mixed end up having kids that look like the darker of parent, especially hair wise

Was brown the eye and hair color of the ancestors of humans?

yes most people have black hair and dark eyes.

but we change over time because of mutations and stuff like that, so that is why there are different hair and eye colors now.

but to answer your question, it is probably true, but you kind of answered your own question. i mean it's hard to say WHY the majority of people are like that, that's just how it is. and also brown hair and eyes are dominant over other colors.

Was brown the eye and hair color of the ancestors of humans?

Brown is a dominant color trait.

If a parent with blue eyes and a parent with brown eyes have a baby, the genetics dictates that the baby will be about three times more likely to have brown eyes than blue.

Was brown the eye and hair color of the ancestors of humans?

Dont monkeys have dark hair and dark eyes?