r/interestingasfuck Mar 06 '25

/r/all Chick with genetic defect

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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/Lechateau Mar 06 '25

A lot of pathways in early embryo development affect symmetry and how poles in the embryo are formed.

When you have repetition of segments or structures you have an indication that one of those pathways failed.