15 Wild Genetic Anomalies That Make People Unique
Human genetics is a messy game. With some of our fuzzy-haired scientists claiming that the most distantly related any one person could be on earth is 56th cousin, it should come as little surprise that our long-intertwined genetic codes can become a bit... well... funky. When most people nowadays can barely put together a flimsy IKEA breakfast table, it seems a little unfair to ask for the level of exactitude we demand of our bodies when trying to staple together all of our genes.
Nevertheless, we ask and our DNA processes do the best they can to deliver, following the immensely complex recipe our ancient ancestors laid out for it. And, unsurprisingly, mistakes are occasionally made.
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“A result of working at the same spot for months, full-time — it tanned only the right side of my body.”
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“I recently was diagnosed with dermatographia, where scratching the skin causes a rash to show up within minutes.”
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“My mom has Raynaud’s disease, where your fingers or toes go numb out of nowhere and turn white.”
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