rs11636232

A SNP in the HERC2 gene on chromosome 15. Its most notable genotype is T;T: lighter eye color

Gene
HERC2
Location
Chr 1528,141,480 (GRCh38)
Highest magnitude
1.0Minor
Tested on
23andMe, AncestryDNA, FamilyTreeDNA
Minor allele frequency
15%

Genotypes

As shown in 23andMe and AncestryDNA files.

  1. C;CNot rateddarker eye colorTypical · 0.085% of people
  2. T;TMost notableNot ratedlighter eye colorMinor · 1.02% of people

On SNPedia: (C;C), (T;T). Magnitude rates how notable a genotype is from 0 to 10, not how risky it is.

Frequency

Share of each genotype in 9 HapMap populations.

  • AverageC;C 85% T;T 2%
  • European ancestry (Utah)C;C 34% T;T 13%
  • Han Chinese (Beijing)C;C 100% T;T 0%
  • Japanese (Tokyo)C;C 100% T;T 0%
  • Yoruba (Nigeria)C;C 100% T;T 0%
  • African ancestry (Southwest US)C;C 81% T;T 2%
  • Chinese (Denver)C;C 99% T;T 0%
  • Gujarati IndianC;C 97% T;T 0%
  • Mexican ancestry (Los Angeles)C;C 85% T;T 2%
  • TuscanC;C 71% T;T 3%

Other HERC2 SNPs

All HERC2 SNPs

Source and license

Adapted from rs11636232 on SNPedia, using a snapshot taken October 16, 2026. SNPedia content is shared under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US, and this page is shared under the same license.

SNPedia is a community-edited wiki. Its entries can be incomplete, out of date or wrong, and nothing here is a diagnosis or medical advice. Magnitude is a community rating of how interesting a genotype is, not a risk score.