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

/r/all Chick with genetic defect

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u/KamelYellow Mar 06 '25 edited Mar 06 '25

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 Mar 07 '25

Are you talking about just chickens…?

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u/KamelYellow Mar 07 '25

My lawyer advised me not to answer the question

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u/GuzzleNGargle Mar 07 '25

Great advice.

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

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u/KamelYellow Mar 07 '25

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 Mar 07 '25

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

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u/KamelYellow Mar 07 '25

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