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Tarantula_Saurus_Rex t1_j0afvw7 wrote

If I'm not mistaken, 6 fingers (or polydactyly) is controlled by a dominant allele, or version of a gene. 6 fingers is a dominant but uncommon trait.

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HighMountainSS t1_j0aqpow wrote

Yeah there is a group of Huterites, or menonites idk, some crazy religious farm people, who have this trait pervading their group.. because yeah.. small group.

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Va-Va-Vooom t1_j0bah5h wrote

2 in the pink, 3 in the stink. You think evolution would let this go?

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Va-Va-Vooom t1_j0ba9hf wrote

Yeah, it runs in my family. But it's never a solid 6th finger but always a half baked pinky.

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Guilty-Web7334 t1_j0bts9x wrote

My mom’s friend growing up had a sixth toe removed because shoes. Mom’s family and friends were Pennsylvania Dutch (German, but not Amish). My aunt knocked out an adult tooth, but another grew in. I had to get my canines pulled twice on each side because of another tooth coming in without the old one falling out. My son had an extra left lateral incisor. My daughter has no adult lateral incisors.

I have hefty orthodontist bills in my future. Being mutants isn’t without disadvantages.

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