9 - The Great Pyrenees
from Part III - Dogs
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 26 February 2021
Summary
The abnormal animal featured here is a breed of dog with extra toes on its hind feet. We also examine cats with extra toes, and we ask how the number of toes is controlled genetically. The leading theory for that was proposed 70 years ago by a math wizard, Alan Turing. His theory explains a lot of other types of patterns.
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- Animal AnomaliesWhat Abnormal Anatomies Reveal about Normal Development, pp. 133 - 148Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021