Brad has blue eyes and his wife has brown eyes. Both of their children have brown eyes. Their eldest son, Mike, marries a woman with blue eyes, and they are now expecting their first baby. Is it possible for the child to be born with blue eyes?
A) No, as long as one parent has brown eyes the child will have brown eyes
B) No, Brad would not be carrying the recessive blue eye gene
C) Yes, Mike may carry the recessive gene for blue eyes
D) Yes, as with any child, there is a possibility for either eye colour occurring
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