TIL that 4-horned sheep and goats have existed for a long time. And that the responsible gene mutation has recently been identified.
TIL that 4-horned sheep and goats have existed for a long time. And that the responsible gene mutation has recently been identified.
Press release on the scientific discovery: https://www.inrae.fr/en/news/mystery-four-horned-goats-and-sheep-finally-solved
Their results reveal that polycerate individuals all carry a mutation affecting the same gene: HOXD1. This is a homeotic gene, which means that it is involved in the organisation of the body plan during the development of embryos.
I hope no mad scientist ever plays with that gene ๐
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63 0 ReplyI will always upvote Metalocalypse
17 2 ReplyMe toos
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I'm not usually into goats but that is one sexy goat.
28 0 ReplyThis one's a sheep though ๐
25 0 ReplyOh good I'm still not a goat guy.
30 0 ReplyLooks pretty metal either way.
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Ikr - these are horns, exquisite horns
8 0 ReplySome call them horns, others handlebars.
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Is this you john oliver?
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Hail Satan
30 2 ReplyWouldst thou like the taste of butter?
17 0 ReplyA pretty dress?
4 0 ReplyWouldst thou like to live deliciously?
7 0 ReplyDost thou like travel?
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I hope no mad scientist ever plays with that gene ๐
No mad scientists, just regular scientists working on regular fruit flies. What could go wrong?
8 0 ReplyWell fuck
2 0 ReplyI, for one, do not want four horned fruit flies!
1 0 ReplyYeah, it is pretty nightmare fuelish, but the advances in developmental biology that came from those studies was amazing. Interesting how the formation of different organisms can follow very similar processes.
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I wonder if I can get a 4 horned goat skull off craigslist considering I am surrounded by farm land... ๐ค Shit would be a bitchin decoration.
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Checkmate, asatanistsโฆ
4 0 ReplyIronically, I'm wearing my Baphomet t-shirt today (from John Romero's Sigil big box) and I just realized that the goat-headed one only has 2 horns!
This is the design on the shirt:
What a shame, someone get this demon a mutation quick!
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