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

/r/all Chick with genetic defect

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u/Dramatic-Avocado4687 Mar 06 '25

Why does this look functionally better than a normal chick?

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u/Anim8nFool Mar 06 '25

Look at the back feet -- they're backwards -- poor little guy is probably in pain with every step.

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u/quietlittleleaf Mar 06 '25

Makes me wonder if it's a conjoined twin. Poor little one.

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u/KamelYellow 29d ago edited 29d ago

Could be, but then it wouldn't be a genetic defect technically. If we are to believe the title, then it's probably either a HOX gene mutation or a messed up signaling pathway. You'd be surprised how easy it is to make an embryo grow extra limbs

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u/GuzzleNGargle 29d ago

Are you talking about just chickens…?

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u/KamelYellow 29d ago

My lawyer advised me not to answer the question

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u/GuzzleNGargle 29d ago

Great advice.

Also that is my dad’s name. Your handle.

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u/KamelYellow 29d ago

Also that is my dad’s name. Your handle.

As in "Kamel"? That's my nickname that I got as a kid, but it's one letter off from my actual name

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u/GuzzleNGargle 29d ago

Yes. My dad is Kamel. People call him camel or caramel.

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u/KamelYellow 29d ago

Caramel is the cutest nickname I've heard in a while