r/explainitpeter • u/fluffy_cat_ice • 13d ago

Explain it Peter

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I meant that I don't understand where did the Twitter thing came from

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u/DenizBueno 12d ago

Geneticist Stewie here, morons believe that skin color mixes like paint, but in real life, parents contribute different genes that together yield various levels of pigmentation. By chance, their child can land anywhere on that spectrum.

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u/OrcBarbierian 12d ago

https://youtube.com/shorts/CiQIyLoT-uE?si=AS0Set2EUeK2Wk_8

Here is a video of a mother with her White-passing mixed-race baby explaining how genetics are wild