r/interestingasfuck • u/Significant_Snow_718 • 29d ago

/r/all Chick with genetic defect

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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/akrebsel 29d ago

Ah okay thank you

So it’s kind of similar to Ultrabithorax in drosophila?

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u/ElSapio 29d ago

Exactly! I could be wrong though, I was more into molecular biology

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u/akrebsel 29d ago

Okay cool, maybe ill do some research on it

Thanks a bunch though, I appreciate your insight!