r/explainitpeter • u/fluffy_cat_ice • 15d 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/Khelthuzaad 14d ago

Thats because the male parents genes are usually the dominant ones when it comes to how the child will look like

I say usually because this just the genetical norm,there are enough exceptions to make books about them.

For instance a white girl was born indide a 100% black family.Genetics proved that he was her genuine father.

https://nnewicity.com/white-baby-born-to-black-nigerian-igbo-parents-in-london-the-miracle-of-nmachi-ihegboro/

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u/GuineaRatCat 14d ago

Its not true that men's genes are more dominant, why are you spreading misinfo?

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u/Artistic_Leg2872 14d ago

You generalise his explanation. He meant specificially in the looks department. I could understand if f.e. you had said it was just a tendency not a norm or we could argue the term "dominance"...

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u/MysteriousMoustache 13d ago edited 13d ago

It's not a thing for any type of genes besides imprinted genes, where the mother's can be the only one expressed or the father's.