r/interestingasfuck • u/Significant_Snow_718 • Mar 06 '25

/r/all Chick with genetic defect

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u/Altruistic-Resort-56 Mar 06 '25

Keep it alive to have an almost griffin

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u/Miesnieks1171 Mar 06 '25

And reproduce its genetic code to make more

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u/ElSapio Mar 06 '25

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

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u/davidkali Mar 06 '25

I was recently reading how it’s the strength of multiple hormones in a spot that trigger development. And as it travels across body the confluence says “hey, I can detect x% of this hormone, and y% of this hormone and z% of this hormone so I should trigger A & B genes … and presto your appendix forms.

Wouldn’t hormone disruption cause things like this?

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u/ElSapio Mar 06 '25

That’s exactly right and what I’m referring to. If this was a germline mutation, x ligand would not be recognized throughout, as opposed to in one location. I’m sure it could be germline, it just looks more somatic. You’re talking about gap genes and segmentation and it incredibly cool stuff.

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u/OhBenjaminFranklin 29d ago

If this was a germline mutation, x ligand would not be recognized throughout, as opposed to in one location. I’m sure it could be germline, it just looks more somatic.

Hmm... yes, I concur.