polydactyls
Animals with surplus toes
Polydactyls are animals or people born with extra fingers or toes.
The condition appears in cats, humans, and other species.
Polydactyl cats, sometimes called Hemingway cats after the writer's famous colony of them, may have six or seven toes per paw: The polydactyls at the shelter all came from the same litter.
Exceeding required number
- hereditaryPassed through generations
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
- dominant traitGene expression that overrides
- congenitalExisting from birth
chromosome · inherited · birth defect · anomaly · phenotype · genotype · Mendelian · expression
Florida Keys terminus
- Maine CoonMassive domestic cat variety
- good luckFavorable chance or fortune
- sailorsMaritime vessel crew members
- mousersVermin-catching cats
extra toes · boxing gloves · feline · kitten · breed · paws · dexterity · climbing
Extinct prehistoric reptiles
- pterosaursExtinct flying reptiles
- pandasAsian bamboo-eating bears
- molesBurrowing insectivore mammals
- horsesLarge domesticated hoofed mammals
evolution · vestigial · dewclaw · adaptation · limb development · tetrapod · anatomy · fossil
In the middle, primary
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
- removalAct of taking away
- amputationSurgical limb removal
- X-rayPenetrating diagnostic beam
ultrasound · prenatal · orthopedic · functional · cosmetic · pediatric · reconstruction · bone
supernumerary
Exceeding required number
- hereditaryPassed through generations
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
- dominant traitGene expression that overrides
congenital · chromosome · inherited · birth defect · anomaly · phenotype · genotype · Mendelian · expression · penetrance
Key West
Florida Keys terminus
- Maine CoonMassive domestic cat variety
- good luckFavorable chance or fortune
- sailorsMaritime vessel crew members
mousers · extra toes · boxing gloves · feline · kitten · breed · paws · dexterity · climbing · grasping
dinosaurs
Extinct prehistoric reptiles
- pterosaursExtinct flying reptiles
- pandasAsian bamboo-eating bears
- molesBurrowing insectivore mammals
horses · evolution · vestigial · dewclaw · adaptation · limb development · tetrapod · anatomy · fossil · specimen
central
In the middle, primary
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
- removalAct of taking away
- amputationSurgical limb removal
X-ray · ultrasound · prenatal · orthopedic · functional · cosmetic · pediatric · reconstruction · bone · joint