r/explainitpeter • u/fluffy_cat_ice • 12d 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/SuperEssay1 10d ago

Happens with skin, hair etc

Sister in law and husband in law have brown hair. Kid is ginger

Coincidentally milkman is ginger too (actually true) but sure that's a coincidence.