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This is how genetics work [PIC] (i.imgur.com)

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[–]pholland167 373 points374 points ago

OP = not a geneticist. Or probably even a high school graduate.

[–]pbtifo 175 points176 points ago

OP posted an imgur link in /r/pics and still felt the need to add a [PIC] tag. I think it's safe to say OP is not very smart.

[–]PinneappleSoup 24 points25 points ago

Yes but is OP also a fag?

[–]bunnnnnnn 26 points27 points ago

without question!

[–]ShwinMan 13 points14 points ago

Indubitably!

[–]_Linear 1 point2 points ago

Duh. Thats like, the first rule!

[–]laughingplague 1 point2 points ago

http://i.imgur.com/k3YWS.jpg

[–]anal-razor 1 point2 points ago

http://i.imgur.com/SXlOu.gif

[–]templardrake 83 points84 points ago

As a molecular biologist, I can confirm this is not how genetics work. Also, we are totally not cloning velociraptors and jousting on them.

[–]quackerzdb 51 points52 points ago

Not with that attitude we aren't.

[–]templardrake 18 points19 points ago

Ixnay on the elociraptorvey! They can't know.

[–]EntMoose 1 point2 points ago

DNA has a half life of just over 500 years, they just recently discovered said type of cloning is impossible :(

[–]Pelican_Fly 0 points1 point ago

What does half life of DNA mean? If a chromosome of 16 million base pairs breaks into 2 8 million fragments is that mean a half life has passed?

[–]Simonovski 0 points1 point ago

This is the basic structure of double stranded DNA:

X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X
| | | | | | | |
X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X

Each X is a nucleotide (one nucleotide contains one base). The vertical lines are your hydrogen bonds that connect each base pair. The horizontal lines are the phosphodiester bonds that hold nucleotides together to form the DNA strand backbone.

Even if all of the hydrogen bonds break, you can still read the sequence from only one strand, so that's a non-issue.

Over the course of one half-life, 50% of the phosphodiester bonds in your DNA sample will break, breaking your sample into countless fragments.

[–]Pelican_Fly 1 point2 points ago

I'm asking what halflife means for DNA. If a 18million base chromosome breaks into 2 6million base fragments due to double strand breaks in 521 years it can still be sequenced. The original genomes were assembled by shotgun sequencing of DNA fragments of only around 1kb. If the number of samples increased, de novo assembly of a genome from fragments should still be possible. Of course there maybe areas of repetitive DNA that would be difficult to map, but even the human genome does not have all of that mapped.

[–]Simonovski 0 points1 point ago

Okay, so I think my previous comment was way, way off, I apologise. Having looked at the paper, they measured the number of whole, unfragmented copies of their chosen sequence. The half life of DNA would be the time in which copy number for said sequence halves.

So yes, you're absolutely right that increasing the number of copies sequenced would allow you to compensate for the fragmented copies.

[–]skpkzk2 0 points1 point ago

It depends highly on how it is preserved. we don't have nearly enough data on dna preserved in mineralized cavities to make any claims at this point.

[–]polysyllabist 0 points1 point ago

Not with current technology. And I don't mean that to be a dick. It is possible, just not with current technology.

[–]EntMoose 5 points6 points ago

If by that you mean with newer technology we'll be able to accurately guess the exact structure of their genomic sequence, sure. It's not that we don't have the technique to clone them, their DNA is just so badly degraded after millions and millions of years it's practically impossible to put it back together.

[–]OhHaiMarc 1 point2 points ago

practically, now if we start looking at impractical ways...

[–]wigsternm 5 points6 points ago

I have a catapult.

[–]mahacctissoawsum 0 points1 point ago

Can it not be preserved in a glacier or something? Or....amber?

[–]IAmCertainlyNotLying 2 points3 points ago

Nah. It degrades, much in the same way as radioactive stuff such as radium. It becomes less of the DNA left all the time.

[–]skpkzk2 1 point2 points ago

DNA is a stable polymer, it needs something to degrade it (usually exposure to UV radiation and oxygen) for it to decompose.

[–]IAmCertainlyNotLying 0 points1 point ago

Your reasoning sounds way more scientific so I am going to trust that.

Is DNA in ice going to stay stable and refrain from degrading (assuming no exposure to light)?

[–]c0okieninja -1 points0 points ago

Yeah, we don't have time machines yet to go back within 500 years of the velociraptors' death.

[–]edwartica 2 points3 points ago

Hyperion employees are not encouraged to harass the native fauna in our test facilities, unless it is their lunch break.

[–]templardrake 2 points3 points ago

Friggin' corporate.

[–]kevlarcupid 2 points3 points ago

Where lunch break?

[–]edwartica 1 point2 points ago

D'oh! DYAC

[–]KillAllTheThings 1 point2 points ago

There lunch break.

[–]TheBisonSteve 0 points1 point ago

unless vertical and horizontal stripes are codominant

[–]templardrake 0 points1 point ago

Two alleles being fully expressed in an organism. That's a form of socialism!

[–]darkvstar -4 points-3 points ago

so do you answer questions outside of work? I am blue eyed, fair skinned. My ex is golden skinned, brown eyed. Had two kids with golden skin but whose eye color was ... wait, hazel green? ... the same color as their paternal grandfather. my son (hazel green) married a fair, blue eyed Irish girl. both their kids are blue eyed, one golden skinned, one fair skinned. My daughter married an Italian/Spanish man and had one golden skinned, brown haired, brown eyed baby and one blond haired, fair skinned, blue eyed baby. (one of the great grandparents was a blue eyed Italian) so I am thinking that the whole dominant/recessive thing is way over simplified, right?

[–]likwitsnake 74 points75 points ago

http://i.imgur.com/WIMmQ.jpg

[–]bradsh 13 points14 points ago

this never gets old for me, i laugh out loud every time

[–]The_Leeter -2 points-1 points ago

Not knowing the context for that picture, it makes me laugh so hard.

[–]Kruse 6 points7 points ago

OP is a filthy reposter.

[–]bigpuffy 0 points1 point ago

It's not that simple

[–]M0b1u5 2 points3 points ago

YES - THIS IS NOT HOW GENETICS WORKS.

Genes for stripping will be either dominant or recessive. So the child will EITHER have vertical stripes, or horizontal stripes. BUT NOT BOTH.

OP is an ignorant fool, who is probably of the opinion that his ignorance is as good as your knowledge.

[–]judgej2 -2 points-1 points ago

Could the child not be a chimera? My cat has spots, strips, solid ginger - all sorts of patterns in patches, and it does happen in humans.

[–]PieSquared13 -2 points-1 points ago

Dear Diary, today OP was a faggot

[–]Zkno -1 points0 points ago

Yeah, if that were true, the vertical lines would be thicker on the kid. Checkmate.

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[–]Wolfszeit 7 points8 points ago

No, it's not even remotely true.

The idea that an offspring will get a grey fur when the father has black fur and the mother has white is very outdated.

[–]Numenius 0 points1 point ago

How is it outdated? A lot of traits work that way.

[–]McFlare92 2 points3 points ago

Not sure why you are being downvoted. Co-dominance is a very real inheritance pattern.

[–]Numenius 2 points3 points ago

My guess is because a lot of the people in this thread took biology in high school and think that they learned everything about inheritance.

[–]elantris 0 points1 point ago

No one in this thread knows what they are talking about. Incomplete dominance, while rare, is not unheard of. ex. Snapdragon flowers

[–]Zeabos 1 point2 points ago

They do know what they are talking about. Incomplete dominance is relatively rare. To say "this is how genetics works" is incredibly misleading, and for the most part it is incorrect, with a few exceptions.

[–]Primeribsteak 2 points3 points ago

This is how an engine works. The statement itself is true. But yes, misleading because not all engines work like this. So basically every statement ever that isn't descriptive enough for your (or anyone) taste (opinion).

[–]Zeabos -2 points-1 points ago

What's your point?

[–]Numenius 0 points1 point ago

Incomplete dominance may be rare, but multiple genes for different traits isn't. There is not reason to think that vertical stripes are controlled by the same gene as horizontal stripes.

[–]Zeabos 0 points1 point ago

However, that is clearly what he meant with the picture caption. You can argue minor genetic semantics, but this is what spreads misinformation about evolution.

[–]elantris 0 points1 point ago

Very few traits follow simple Mendelian inheritance. Just because the picture doesn't reflect the basic dominance/recessive pattern, does not mean genetics could not produce those results. The comments are oversimplifying the issue and are equally at fault for spreading misinformation about evolution.

At the end of the day, I'm fairly sure the picture was just meant to be cute and silly. I agree that everyone could use a good sit down about the nuances in evolutionary theory, but unless commenters really know their shit they shouldn't be lecturing the OP. (But that's just my own opinion. :P)

[–]deadheadkid92 0 points1 point ago

ITT: OP makes a joke and dozens of redditors get butthurt because they took biology in high school.

[–]Cillantro -1 points0 points ago

Evaluated as a joke: Shit Evaluated for accuracy: Still shit.

[–]wemtastic -1 points0 points ago

OP is however an oldschoolcoolster and should post this here /r/OldSchoolCool

[–]livvieT 43 points44 points ago

Why did you feel the need to tag a post [PIC] in /r/pics?

[–]doubleyoshi 18 points19 points ago

So that we knew it was a picture, duh.

[–]DontCallMeASquirrel 17 points18 points ago

Why wouldn't he have done that? [COMMENT]

[–]Ham_Damnit 1 point2 points ago

The same reason people put the word "Reddit" in a thread title of the website that we all know that we're on. They're idiots.

[–]midashand 76 points77 points ago

Hahah no, this is NOT how genetics works, barring a select few co-dominant genes.

The kid could have a chance of having either a vertical shirt, OR a horizontal shirt, not both.

[–]doubleyoshi 41 points42 points ago

My parents had striped shirts but I was born with no shirt. Explanation please?

[–]edwartica 19 points20 points ago

Recessive genes.

[–]Doomshock 11 points12 points ago

Recessive shirts.

FTFY

[–]cusoman 7 points8 points ago

Recessive jeans?

[–]New_World_Era 0 points1 point ago

Recessive jeans.

[–]Cajun -1 points0 points ago

You're a mutation.

[–]Neibros 4 points5 points ago

You're excluding the possibility of codominant genes, incomplete dominance, and semi dominance. The dominant/recessive thing is just the very narrow and simplified way it's explained in your typical high school bio class.

Assuming the gene could be expressed in any of those ways, the child could have vertical strips, horizontal stripes, both, as shown in the picture, or areas of vertical stripes and areas of horizontal stripes.

Edit: Don't think I didn't see that stealth edit, Mister! Good on you, actually correcting yourself though.

[–]unamenottaken 2 points3 points ago

I vote for diagonal stripes.

[–]midashand 0 points1 point ago

Diagonal left or right?

[–]CQCnotBLT 1 point2 points ago

Yes

[–]bananaCabanas 1 point2 points ago

So is he a mutant? A new strain of shirt?

[–]el__duderino 0 points1 point ago

If you're willing to accept that genes could code number of stripes and direction, there is no reason nature couldn't find a way to make this sort of thing possible. With all the crazy shit nature does, this is quite mundane.

[–]SirLaughter 0 points1 point ago

It shares more traits with an incompletely dominant set of alelles.

[–]traphicone 1 point2 points ago

God damn it. We've been through this before!

[–]AntarcticFox -1 points0 points ago

Just because you passed high school bio doesn't mean you know everything about genetics.

Very, very few traits are inherited in a simple Mendelian fashion. How do you know there is only one gene that codes for shirt color, huh?

[–]midashand -2 points-1 points ago

How do you know there ISN'T only one gene that codes for shirt color, huh?

[–]ethzilla 0 points1 point ago

Yeah OP doesn't even know about co-dominance and Punnett Squares and recessive phenotypes! What a idiot!

[–]smash790 7 points8 points ago

Well seeing how it's basic high school biology...

[–]KnowL0ve -3 points-2 points ago

I like they way you say that's not how genetics works and then you yourself provide cases where it would work precisely like that.

[–]Sharobob 6 points7 points ago

In general you're not supposed to say "This is how X works." as the title when you're referring to a couple rare cases of X where what you're saying applies.

[–]KnowL0ve 0 points1 point ago

So I'm not supposed to assume that T-shirt genetics works with co-dominance or vertical and horizontal stripes being the expression of two different genes. Got it.

[–]Surf_Science -1 points0 points ago

Geneticist checking in. The kid would have inherited some of the vertical and some of the horizontal lines from each parent.

You get an F+.

[–]szchm 2 points3 points ago

No he wouldn't. They're clothes. They bought them in a store. I'd like to see your sciencing license.

[–]Surf_Science 6 points7 points ago

Sciencing License

Looks legit?

[–]milliondollarmenu -1 points0 points ago

Philosophy?

[–]Surf_Science 0 points1 point ago

PhD means doctor of philosophy, regardless of what the actual degree was in. There is a doctor of science degree in europe but I believe it is done following the completion of a PhD.

[–]szchm 0 points1 point ago

Well, that certainly checks out. I guess I can only conclude that you were being facetious.

[–]midashand -2 points-1 points ago

Ah, but I was still right about that not being how genetics works. Even if mine wasn't exactly right either.....

[–]Surf_Science -1 points0 points ago

Thats why I gave you an F+. You passed, but barely.

[–]midashand 1 point2 points ago

Cool. Can I get that letter of recommendation now?

[–]SimilarImage 62 points63 points ago

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[–]JlVEturkey 10 points11 points ago

God danm... I gotta stop looking at Reddit, its like déjà vu every fucking day. I'm pretty sure I have seen this image way more times than just these 3 re posts as well.

[–]chuck_testicle 0 points1 point ago

Eh, I've seen it all around the Internet for a very long time now.

[–]newtothelyte 10 points11 points ago

Damn, op didn't even bother trying to create an original title

[–]genericusername123 3 points4 points ago

At least it was a new title, many people don't even bother with that.

[–]AguyWithflippyHair 4 points5 points ago

Does nobody actually know how genetics work??

[–]pdmcmahon 1 point2 points ago

Always nice to see my name in the list, especially when the pic looks extremely familiar.

[–]patmcdoughnut -5 points-4 points ago

okay fucking stop there's too many of these.

[–]pdmcmahon 0 points1 point ago

What, reposts of this picture, or posting from the SimilarImage bot?

[–]patmcdoughnut -1 points0 points ago

similar image bot, there were two of these posts in this thread and it's just stupid

[–]Molozonide 9 points10 points ago

/r/forwardsfromgrandma/

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[–]MicrowavedBurgers 0 points1 point ago

Why do girls get to wear vertical striped shirts, like how often do you see a guy with a vertical striped shirt? I want one

[–]walexj 5 points6 points ago

Do you not own a striped button down shirt?

[–]Mnguyen8097 0 points1 point ago

Start working at footlocker? Become a ref?

[–]MicrowavedBurgers 0 points1 point ago

I want one of those Jones Street Boys shirts from The Warriors

[–]fredark 2 points3 points ago

Long pants gene + dress skirt gene = Bikini bottom gene

[–]spicyfishtacos 2 points3 points ago

Deauville?

[–]mundivagant 2 points3 points ago

Yes, Deauville.

[–]qqkaykay 0 points1 point ago

fuckin' breeders

[–]kerpoo 17 points18 points ago

Actually to be like genetics, the boy's shirt would be vertical or horizontal stripes not both

[–]xilog 13 points14 points ago

Not necessarily. We could be looking at two different traits here:

Hh) Having or not having a horizontal stripe

Vv) Having or not having a vertical stripe

What we see is a single F1 offspring with both stripes and without further statistical data (or a genotype screen) we can't yet tell if the trait is dominant or not. See Wiki for why.

[–]esokies 3 points4 points ago

Actually H will represent horizontal if it's the dominant trait and h will represent vertical if those are the two possibilities.

[–]xilog 1 point2 points ago

Erm. No. "H" represents "having horizontal stripes" and "h" represents "not having horizontal stripes." Similarly "V" represents "having vertical stripes" and "v" represents "not having vertical stripes." We're talking about two different traits here, a dihybrid cross.

[–]esokies 2 points3 points ago

I realize what you're saying and that we're arguing genetics of a shirt, but your method is saying two alleles are each completely dominant and will have each alleles patterns strongly overlapping the other. They're both "shirt" genes so if anything happens, the patterns should fade in and out to each other. In my example though, there won't be a crisscross pattern shape for the offspring because I'm comparing wild type dominant to a homozygous recessive mutation. For example Hh vs hh. My example says the child can be dominant for horizontal stripes but will have "invisible" vertical stripes.

[–]snarik 33 points34 points ago

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codominance

[–]grandteton 4 points5 points ago

Yay for AB blood types.

[–]agoodsharppencil 3 points4 points ago

Yay skin colour

[–]snarik 0 points1 point ago

Incorrect. Skin color is Incomplete dominance

This is what mixed kids would look like if it worked via Codominance

[–]reenigne 1 point2 points ago

Actually, you're thinking of classical Mendelian genetics with alleles that are fully dominant or recessive.

There are so many exceptions to classical Mendelian genetics (co-dominance, epigenetics, imprinting, synthetic lethality, unlinked non-complementation, QTLs etc.) that having a trait that is influenced by a single genetic locus with fully dominant and recessive alleles is probably the exception and not the rule.

Also, this photo would be an example of co-dominance.

[–]TwoHands 0 points1 point ago

it would be a series of some vertical, some horizontal, some right angles, and in small cases a diagonal or curve.

[–]redditpenis420 1 point2 points ago

These are the lamest parents. Poor kid.

[–]that_darn_cat 0 points1 point ago

I would actually love if my parents did something like this. I think it's awesome.

[–]kevkingofthesea 1 point2 points ago

It's a whole lot better than straight-up matching.

[–]nhexum 2 points3 points ago

No it isnt

[–]StrangeeDaze 1 point2 points ago

Heterozygous

[–]Diabolicalz 0 points1 point ago

Thanks George Takei, 2months ago

[–]adango 0 points1 point ago

Sheldon and Penny with their Kid?

[–]Drugmule421 -1 points0 points ago

this is how reposts work

[–]Missionary 0 points1 point ago

Genetics works through a regression of pants?

[–]puppetx 0 points1 point ago

This is how karma whoring a gross oversimplification works.

[–]KrazyEyezKilla -1 points0 points ago

No, it is not.

[–]anonymous92 -1 points0 points ago

Nope

[–]warpfield 0 points1 point ago

They kept their clothes on during the lovemaking :)

[–]the_television -1 points0 points ago

Oh look, its this post again

[–]Minerva89 -1 points0 points ago

OP, you sir, are a moron.

[–]Sekter89 0 points1 point ago

[PIC]

[–]Thereminz 0 points1 point ago

Haven't you fuckers heard of nonmendelian genetics

[–]CHoppermech47 0 points1 point ago

This was the very first slide used in our Biology lecture today. Get outta my head!

[–]Cajun -1 points0 points ago

This would mean that the offspring of a black duck and a white duck would produce grey ducks, which ofcourse is totally the case, you win at science today OP.

[–]giverofnofucks 0 points1 point ago

Only 25% of the time...

[–]pdmcmahon 0 points1 point ago

Jesus, repost much?

Fuck, I posted this a year ago, try using karmadecay.

[–]jeepthrillsandspills 0 points1 point ago

What does this mean when i wear plaid?

[–]suo 0 points1 point ago

Anyone know where this was taken? It looks like Deauville but I'm not sure.

[–]smokeybarvis 0 points1 point ago

one of my teachers used this same picture to show the misunderstanding of genetics haha.

[–]Senor_Wilson 0 points1 point ago

Only for partial dominance broheem.

[–]mr_swirl70 0 points1 point ago

It's possible op goes to ucsd?

[–]guilt_trip2 1 point2 points ago

The question on whether this is plausible or not via genetics is based predominately on whether horizontal and vertical stripes are based on the same gene or not.

For example, if the gene was for something like "stripes" and could either be horizontal OR vertical, then the son would have one or the other, depending which ever one was the dominant gene (making the other recessive).

Now, if the genes for the type of stripes were different genes, then this is plausible. For example, the gene for horizontal stripes might be for thickness of the stripes, color of the stripes, if there are horizontal stripes at all, etc.. The same could be said for the vertical stripes. So, in this case, the father has the gene for horizontal stripes as yes, but vertical stripes as no, and the mother had vice versa, then the son could potentially result in the checker shirt.

TL;DR: This is how grunge started.

[–]rbra -1 points0 points ago

This is how reposts work

[–]wookieemeat 0 points1 point ago

Not really actuallly, unless you still believe in mixing

[–]rickanddianne 0 points1 point ago

I love this picture. Every time I see it I chuckle. :)

[–]SLUT_MUFFIN 0 points1 point ago

Black below the waist. Nice.

[–]speakerboxx 0 points1 point ago

how genetics work sometimes ftfy

[–]the_wonder_llama 0 points1 point ago

It's a good thing you used the [PIC] tag. I wasn't sure myself!

[–]Phoequinox 0 points1 point ago

Next generation: No pants. You heard it here folks.

[–]pikatsu 0 points1 point ago

This is such a terrible post. Go home

[–]shenkhar 0 points1 point ago

NOT IN HUMANS, LOL!

[–]jizzquiz -1 points0 points ago

Nope.

[–]CapitanPeluche 0 points1 point ago

Guys, relax. We know it's not actually how genetics works. Chill out, and listen to this.

'Cause everything little thing's gonna be alright. Promise.

[–]Connor6 -1 points0 points ago

NO

[–]fuckyoualmondjoy 0 points1 point ago

Is this a reference to the Sam Rhine genetics conference?

[–]photobesity 0 points1 point ago

Actually, it is not.

[–]cube1701 0 points1 point ago

I imagined Morbo shouting "THAT IS NOT HOW GENETICS WORK!".

[–]slartbarg 0 points1 point ago

no

[–]autonomousgerm 0 points1 point ago

Repost, but still brilliant.

[–]tehWizard 0 points1 point ago

wat

[–]adamdavidson 0 points1 point ago

You bitch!

[–]Cillantro 0 points1 point ago

Not even close...

[–]purplegoalie1 0 points1 point ago

Is it just me or does the dad look short and fat compared to the wife

[–]ImHereToReddit 0 points1 point ago

Uh oh.

http://i.imgur.com/27BU8.jpg

[–]Nathansharris 0 points1 point ago

Codominance.

[–]i_am_new_there 1 point2 points ago

Maybe they adopted him.

[–]systmh 2 points3 points ago

It's funny, because for but few traits this isn't how it works.

[–]alphaAFC 1 point2 points ago

As a genetics TA, I cringed.

[–]ThankYouDriveThrough 0 points1 point ago

Wow. What a bunch of whiney, angry people most of you are. "NUH UH IDIOT! THIS ISN'T WHAT GENETICS ARE! YOU PROBABLY DIDN'T EVEN GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL!!" I'm pretty confident this isn't meant to be taken literally. Especially since shirts themselves have nothing to do with genetics. Quick being such angry twats and try to enjoy your day.

[–]edcross 0 points1 point ago

Poe's law. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe's_law

I don't see how you can blame and get angry at people simply because they can't tell if its a joke and given no other clues take the OP at his word. Five words of text cannot possibly carry inflection or sub textual meaning. I'd ask how it is that you know so certainly that its not literal? People in this world believe and broadcast all sorts of incorrect things. In fact I would score this at the lower end of some of the bat shit crazy things I've come across in the american bible belt. Its incorrect but nonetheless a common misinterpretation of biology.

Some of us genuinely desire to educate.

[–]ThankYouDriveThrough 1 point2 points ago

Despite OP's intentions people are a little too uptight and and way too eager to prove someone wrong on the internet. You're just interested in educating people? Did you really think OP was making a serious statement about genetics? If people were just trying to help the top upvoted comment in this post wouldn't be some d-bag saying "I bet you didn't even finish high school!!!" Quit trying to read into things just so you can make some lame point to show everyone how right you are, assholes.

[–]edcross 0 points1 point ago

You speak to me as if I was the one who made the high school remark. I don't know if the OP was serious, that's the whole problem.

You conveniently failed to address my point about "poe's law" and also failed to answer my question about how you know for sure that the OP wasn't serious. All you managed to do was restate the same thing you yelled earlier. With all your insults, caps lock and exclamation points, seems you are the uptight one here.

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[–]IamlegendAMA 6 points7 points ago

That's not higher resolution at all

[–]kamionek 0 points1 point ago

well, it is higher resolution, just not higher quality

[–]UrbanForest -2 points-1 points ago

This is not at all how genetics works... The kid should have either vertical or horizontal stripes.

[–]westdonkeykong -2 points-1 points ago

OP: Clothing =/= genetics, FYI.

[–]Borr -2 points-1 points ago

No. OP is someone who believes that love is between a man and a woman. Good.

[–]Sariel007 0 points1 point ago

You know that shirts don't breed right? Right?

[–]edcross -1 points0 points ago

Maybe on a superficial level, skin color and facial features will "mix" with two drastically different parents. However most of the time genes are recessive or dominant. Meaning when the parents have two conflicting genes, the dominant gene wins in the offspring.

This picture is more akin to hybridization, not Mendelian genetics.

http://anthro.palomar.edu/mendel/mendel_1.htm

Edit:

xilog below had a good point

Not necessarily. We could be looking at two different traits here:

Hh) Having or not having a horizontal stripe

Vv) Having or not having a vertical stripe

Would explain the shirts using actual genetic pathways. Despite this the picture seems to still lead to the thought of direct mixing.

[–]Rsc06003 0 points1 point ago

This can be how genetics works. This would be a textbook example of what's called codominance, where the alleles for two phenotypic traits are equally expressed. Compare this to complete dominance where one allele is dominant, and therefor its phenotypic trait is expressed and one allele is recessive, and therefor its phenotypic trait is not expressed, or incomplete dominance, where one allele is partially dominant, and its phenotypic trait is partially expressed.

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