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[-] actionjbone@sh.itjust.works 35 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

That could be due to a mutation in sonic hedgehog.

I know that sounds like a joke, but it's not.

Edit: Taking a closer look, that cat definitely has a sonic hedgehog mutation. That's the source of what looks like a split in the nose, plus the eyes being set slightly far apart.

[-] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 26 points 4 weeks ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_hedgehog_protein

What the heck

That's great

[-] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 8 points 4 weeks ago

sonic would be french

[-] general_kitten@sopuli.xyz 5 points 4 weeks ago

well the article says "Sonic hedgehog is a morphogen that patterns the developing embryo using a concentration gradient characterized by the French flag model." so i guess you're right