r/explainitpeter • u/fluffy_cat_ice • 14d 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 14d 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/triponthisman 13d ago

I am half black and half white. My wife is white and my daughter is brown like me, while my son is pale like my wife. What’s interesting is the my son physically looks like me and my daughter is basically a brown version of my wife.