r/interestingasfuck • u/Significant_Snow_718 • 29d ago

/r/all Chick with genetic defect

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u/Miesnieks1171 29d ago

And reproduce its genetic code to make more

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u/ElSapio 29d ago

Probably not a germline mutation, looks like a signal pathway mutation that happened in the embryo

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u/akrebsel 29d ago

How can you tell?

I’m taking a developmental biology course right now and am genuinely curious

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u/magic_in_a_meatsuit 29d ago

This article goes into really good detail about the signaling molecules and their significance in interacting with each other in limb development:

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2698795/

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u/AdAppropriate2295 29d ago

Nerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrd

Thanks