The analogy is useful because real-life recessive genes, such as those for eye color, hair color and other traits, follow this same set of rules.

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He then painted a second version of the same image on an identically sized canvas, this time using flat color to produce a drastically different effect.

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This results in a display that shows the same deep contrast and rich, detailed color from any angle.

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This can be as simple as testing different colors of a button on the same page and noting which color drives the most conversions.

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