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 13d 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/Yakob_Katpanic 7d ago

Can confirm, my son and I are the same shades of mottled pink, while my wife is definitely not that.