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Uh yes? Yes it absolutely does. It's actual science that we covered it in school in like, year nine biology. That's how a child can be born with green eyes when both parents have blue, or how in certain families a red-head always seems to pop up out of seemingly nowhere every couple generations or so. Like gosh, even today I was at a friends place, and they said that her mum was born blonde, while neither of her (yes, biological) parents are. Skin colour is no different. So long as a trait is carried in the genes, it doesn't have to be recent, it can still be inherited. It's uncommon sure, but it still happens. 

I actually have several traits myself that I inherited from my Great Grandmother, that neither my parents nor Grandparents have. One is that I have natural red and blonde streaks in parts of my hair, while both parents have just brown and black, and my Grandparents had dark hair, too. One of my uncles, inherited actual red hair, while again, his parents (my Grandparents) both had dark hair. (Edit: I also have MUCH paler skin than either of my parents. Thought this might be useful to add since your argument was specifically about skin colour, even if it works the same way).

Think of it like a big genetic lottery. The more recent a trait is, say directly from the child's parents, the more entries it gets in the lottery, and hence there's a higher chance of the kid getting those.  On the other hand, the further back in a family tree a trait is, the less entries it gets, but it still goes into the draw. It unlikely you'll draw one of the entries that has less, but it's certainly still possible. It's just science, hon. Do your research next time. :P

Dude, stop, you have no idea what you are talking about. I'm sure you did learn about simple mendelian genetics in high school, but that doesn't apply to skin color unless something like albinism is involved. Any idiot can tell you that.

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Here, got some reading for you :

https://www.thetech.org/ask-a-geneticist/genetics-skin-color

https://news.stanford.edu/2021/04/05/model-reveals-surprising-disconnect-physica...

So sure skin color can skip generations.

In the States in the 19th century some family got the surprise to have a 'colored' infant, generally the father immediately accusing the wife to have cheated while in most cases they had in their ancestry a black parent. Usually this was kept secret but well the secret got out way later~

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Nice anti-racist propaganda? The first link is just a explanation of mendelian genetics, and the second link only has a study where they started out with the express intent to prove racism wrong. Neither is a very good justification for traits to be determined randomly in a game about breeding.

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You should try to be more open-minded. Where I live I have proof everywhere cause it's a multicultural nation, children which doesn't have the same skin tone than their parents is common.

Some examples after a  quick google :

https://brightside.me/wonder-curiosities/why-some-couples-may-have-kids-with-dif...

https://www.quora.com/How-is-skin-color-determined-in-babies-Can-white-and-black...

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/the-rainbow-family-three-children-with-dif...

After this whether you believe it or not doesn't concern me anymore. Have a nice day.

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Are you even reading the articles you are linking? None of them are remotely relevant to what you are trying to claim.

Of course I did, I'm sorry if you don't understand what it implies for the future generations, I can't do more for you.

2 answers from the quora link explained it well, one from Monika Kothari and the 2nd from Santos Eichmann

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I think you need to go back to school, hon. Or just do your actual research, you know, instead of immediately jumping on this like it's wrong just because you don't believe it should be possible, without any proof on your side. Meanwhile, I have the fact that it's actually taught and proven as, you know, actual science.

Not only can it potentially be caused by long dormant genes, but mutations also occur, and, as you mentioned, extreme albinism can also be a cause. So I absolutely disagree with your statement. 

If you're looking for high profile examples, or just don't wanna bother actually attempting to educate yourself, just google it. I'm sure the results will be delighted to enlighten you. Heck, online media love  jumping on stories of couples that had a baby with a totally different skin color, and the dad gets pissy or whatever, only to have it confirmed by a dna test that the baby is indeed his. Also, when asked about their most awkward deliveries, I've often heard obstetrician's use an example of when a child had the wrong skin color, and how they had to explain to the parents that it was normal. Those stories are always fun to hear, especially the parent's reactions XD

Anyhow, thank you for your opinion, but I must say, good day sir.