It's called "polydactyly" - extra digits - not an uncommon genetic trait, but Bay Area doctors say they've never seen a case so remarkable. From Wordnik.com. [Impact Lab] Reference
It's called "polydactyly" -- extra digits -- not an uncommon genetic trait, but Bay Area doctors say they've never seen a case so remarkable. From Wordnik.com. [KIROTV.com - Local News] Reference
The Amish, for example, are more likely to carry a genetic mutation for a condition called polydactyly, which causes extra fingers or toes. From Wordnik.com. [In Our Blood] Reference
The condition - known as polydactyly or hexadactyly - is usually genetic. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing] Reference
Maupertuis studied the inheritance of polydactyly in a Berlin family over four generations and demonstrated this matter conclu - sively. From Wordnik.com. [GENETIC CONTINUITY] Reference
Approximately 5 percent of individuals with nevoid basal cell carcinomas (NBCCS) are found to have other malformations, including cleft lip/palate, polydactyly, or other eye abnormalities. From Wordnik.com. [Nevoid Basal Cell Carcinoma Syndrome] Reference
He demonstrated that polydactyly could be transmitted by either the male or female parent, and he presciently explained the trait as the result of a mutation in the 'hereditary particles' possessed by them. From Wordnik.com. [I've got to write] Reference
P.S. regarding polydactyly: I came across an interesting paper that deals with the genetic basis of one form of polydactyly; strangely enough although not so strangely in an evolutionary context the same gene is associated with fin development in fish. From Wordnik.com. [It's called development, Mr Dembski - The Panda's Thumb] Reference
Stuff such as the hyperphalangy and polydactyly that evolved in the limbs of some lineages, the well-known story of how soft-tissue-bearing specimens were first discovered, and all that data from Holzmaden (and other places) on ichthyosaur birth and babies. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-06-01] Reference
Both agreed it was not an alien, but a hoax, though initially Beckman suggested the body used might be a Progeria victim, even though the polydactyly and other physical abnormalities would suggest Turner's, not Progeria victims, who tend to be children and look quite a bit different. From Wordnik.com. [Posthuman Blues] Reference
Many things go awry in short rib polydactyly syndrome. From Wordnik.com. [UCLA Newsroom: UCLA Newsroom] Reference
The disorder is known as short-rib polydactyly syndrome (SRPS). From Wordnik.com. [The Money Times - finance news, lifestyle, markets, investment, personal finance, banking, retirement planning] Reference
The little boy named Kamani Hubbard has a condition called polydactyly. From Wordnik.com. [WBAY Action 2 News] Reference
The boy's condition, polydactyly, is a relatively rare genetic disorder. From Wordnik.com. [NY Daily News] Reference
Some are just useless, such as vestigial tails, or polydactyly (extra digits). From Wordnik.com. [digg.com: Stories / Popular] Reference
Gli3 that results in polydactyly, the presence of numerous digits, said Akimenko. From Wordnik.com. [News from The Scientist] Reference
The Chinese boy seems to have central polydactyly, a rarer disorder in which the middle fingers are affected, according to the Daily Mail. From Wordnik.com. [NY Daily News] Reference
The Florida Marlins's pitcher Antonio Alfonseca, blues guitarist Hound Dog Taylor and several remarkable figures in history have had polydactyly. From Wordnik.com. [Impact Lab] Reference
"The loss of actinotrichia may have been conducive to ancestral, primitive tetrapods having limbs resembling cases of polydactyly," said Akimenko. From Wordnik.com. [News from The Scientist] Reference
Some 5 percent of these children suffer from genetic defects affecting the skeleton, and in this group, about 5 percent are short rib polydactyly syndrome patients. From Wordnik.com. [UCLA Newsroom: UCLA Newsroom] Reference
In the hope of finding a common genetic link to the disease, the UCLA team studied DNA samples from three families whose children died of short rib polydactyly syndrome. From Wordnik.com. [UCLA Newsroom: UCLA Newsroom] Reference
Krakow and Nelson's next step will be to seek out other genes that contribute to short rib polydactyly syndrome and uncover how these factors interact to cause the disorder. From Wordnik.com. [UCLA Newsroom: UCLA Newsroom] Reference
After 12 years of searching, UCLA scientists have tracked down the first known gene mutation responsible for short rib polydactyly syndrome, a rare disorder that kills newborn babies. From Wordnik.com. [UCLA Newsroom: UCLA Newsroom] Reference
"The likelihood of spina bifida, hydrocephalus, polydactyly, Down's syndrome and every other congenital anomaly recorded in the ODH database were statistically identical across exposure categories.". From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
But his dad Kris Hubbard noticed this spectacularly rare case of polydactyly: 6-perfect fingers on each hand and 6-perfect toes on each foot, which went well beyond a general trait that runs in his family. From Wordnik.com. [Impact Lab] Reference
But his dad Kris Hubbard noticed this spectacularly rare case of polydactyly: 6-perfect fingers on each hand and six perfect toes on each foot, which went well beyond a general trait that runs in his family. From Wordnik.com. [Skirmisher] Reference
I was born with polydactyly. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-01-01] Reference
25, 26. and 27 were probably instances of the so-called spontaneous or intrauterine amputation; and Nos. 28, 29, and 30 were examples of the comparatively common deformity known as polydactyly. From Wordnik.com. [Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine] Reference
Manufacturing short-rib polydactyly syndrome. From Wordnik.com. [The Money Times - finance news, lifestyle, markets, investment, personal finance, banking, retirement planning] Reference
301. polydactyly, 205. From Wordnik.com. [In Indian Mexico (1908)] Reference
Here’s a link to the abstract for “A long-range Shh enhancer regulates expression in the developing limb and fin and is associated with preaxial polydactyly”: http://hmg.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/c…t/12/14/1725. From Wordnik.com. [It's called development, Mr Dembski - The Panda's Thumb] Reference
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