r/interestingasfuck 29d ago

/r/all Chick with genetic defect

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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/ElSapio 29d ago

Because it’s localized to one segment. Could be a gap gene or hedgehog problem

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u/kgm2s-2 29d ago

I'd guess hbox, based on the similarity to bicoid (but in reverse).