Most ponies related to one another don't look like each other

[cider float 2,537]

There seems to be some topics that this pony can be related to that pony because their color palette is the same. If anything relatives actually look drastically different from each other.

 

Observe...

 

Shining Armor and Twilight

 

 

The Apple Family

Applejack, Big Mac, Applebloom and Granny Smith

 

 

Rarity and Sweetie Belle might come closer.

 

 

Celestia and Luna

 

 

The Cakes

 

 

Pinkie Pie and Maud Pie

 

[StrawberryKitty 382]

Idk. Their hair is still roughly the same for almost all of them.

[Petrus 696]

Wow you're right. Huh never crossed my mind.

[Shanks 10,811]

It is not as obvious as Sweetie Belle and Rarity but I do think that Applejack and Big Mac have a slight family resemblance though this is much much more obvious in humanized pics of Applejack and Big Mac as well as some anthro pics. They have a similar hair/eye color as well as build though Big Mac is a bit taller and more muscular. The rest of them don't have an obvious family resemblance though.

Edited June 26, 2015 by EarthbendingProdigy

[Tom Snyder 4,111]

I do not think that every person has a look-alike.  Every human being has a unique genetic code which causes each one of us to look at least a little bit different than everyone else.

The only exception to this is identical twins.  Since they are formed from the same cell, they have identical genetic codes.  Any differences in their appearance would have to be the result of environmental factors.  For example, if Twin A spent more time in the sun, then she would have darker (or perhaps redder) skin than her sister, Twin B. 

If you want to find someone who looks more or less like yourself, you might not have to travel too far.  People of your own immediate family share the most genes with you, and are the most likely to look like you.  Going a little farther afield, people who have the same ethnic background are more likely to look alike than those with different backgrounds.  For example, two Jews of Eastern European heritage are more likely to look alike than an African-American and a person of the Han ethnic group in China. 

 

 

Source: http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/does-everyone-world-have-look-alike-how-do-yo-392790

Edited June 26, 2015 by Tom Snyder

[bumperappledash 8]

It is not as obvious as Sweetie Belle and Rarity but I do think that Applejack and Big Mac have a slight family resemblance though this is much much more obvious in humanized pics of Applejack and Big Mac as well as some anthro pics. They have a similar hair/eye color as well as build though Big Mac is a bit taller and more muscular. The rest of them don't have an obvious family resemblance though.

I definitely agree with you on that one.

 

I'm actually one of those people of doesn't look exactly like one of their parents (I'm a perfect blend, lol) but my sister totally looks like my mom.

 

I feel like although they don't all look like identical twins, they definitely so resemble each other in all kinds of ways.

[Prince Firemane 309]

Maud and Pinkie are he ones that throw me off for obvious reasons. Big Mac, Applebloom and Applejack all have the same spectrum of colors, being red, orange and yellow. Not to mention that Big Mac and Applejack share the same eye color while Applebloom shares hers with Granny Smith. Shining Armor and Twilight have the same mane pattern, just different colors. The really jarring thing is that the two of them don't really look like their parents.

[manic 121]

Pstt. Mr and Mrs Cake aren't related in that sense, that would be icky

[cider float 2,537]

Pstt. Mr and Mrs Cake aren't related in that sense, that would be icky

Their children look different.

[Revy 184]

They dont look the same because of it being a tv show and its more appealing too have character variation as it was originally aimed at kids, if equestria were an actual place it wouldnt make sense though. 

[manic 121]

Their children look different.

 

Do they? They're babies, it's hard to say really. 

[Star Saber 114]

Maybe appearance isn't dependent on the parents; maybe it's random?

 

Most likely it's just an oversight from the creators.

[Pripyat Pony 2,608]

Happens in real life; colour genetics are tricky! Observe...

 

 

 

A lot of horses are differently coloured to their parents, cuz of the mind boggling variety of coat colours that horses can have. More information about different coat colours and variations can be found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equine_coat_color

 

There are also loads of different shades and types even within one type of coat colour; for example, chestnut. Not to mention the fact that horses can have white markings like socks, stockings, snips, stars, blazes, white faces, etc.

[Justin_Case001 4,861]

Well, I don't really care, all I know is that those pictures of Rare and Twi hugging their siblings are freakin adorable! 

[cider float 2,537]

Happens in real life; colour genetics are tricky! Observe...

 

 

 

A lot of horses are differently coloured to their parents, cuz of the mind boggling variety of coat colours that horses can have. More information about different coat colours and variations can be found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equine_coat_color

 

There are also loads of different shades and types even within one type of coat colour; for example, chestnut. Not to mention the fact that horses can have white markings like socks, stockings, snips, stars, blazes, white faces, etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ummm, they don't correlate with the ponies in real life. That goes for the rest of the six mane.

Edited June 26, 2015 by cider float

[Pripyat Pony 2,608]

Missing the point completely, you are. *sigh* I was just pointing out that horses can be different colours in real life even if closely related, so why is it unbelievable among multi coloured ponies?

[cider float 2,537]

Missing the point completely, you are. *sigh* I was just pointing out that horses can be different colours in real life even if closely related, so why is it unbelievable among multi coloured ponies?

Well thought you meant the younger offspring look different until they grow up. Which was a thought I expected to come up.