There are four children in the smith family. one child has blue eyes and blond hair. the other three children have brown eyes and blond hair. how can you explain this difference in eye color? a) brown eyes are the inherited trait; blue eyes are a mutation. eliminate b) eye color is an inherited trait; brown eyes are dominant over blue. c) the brown eyed children have spent a lot of time outdoors; it's an environmental change. d) the blue eyed child is younger than the children with brown eyes; their eyes will become brown.