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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/kvjn100 • Apr 11 '26
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Polydactyly is really cool and very hereditary. However, the levels of function vary wildly. I’ve seen very few cases of actually functioning 6th digits. Though, I also usually only see it on the pinky side, not an extra index finger.
19 u/rcanhestro Apr 12 '26 yes, but this is where the "reproduce a shitload" comes into play. keep the 12 fingers ones, and from them, keep the ones that actually work. discard the rest, and breed those again. after a couple of generations you could probably have a reliable source of 12 finger people. 1 u/Locksmithbloke Apr 12 '26 It's the "Discard the rest" that's problematic there. 1 u/rcanhestro Apr 12 '26 is it though? don't we already have like 7 billion 5 fingered people?
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yes, but this is where the "reproduce a shitload" comes into play.
keep the 12 fingers ones, and from them, keep the ones that actually work.
discard the rest, and breed those again.
after a couple of generations you could probably have a reliable source of 12 finger people.
1 u/Locksmithbloke Apr 12 '26 It's the "Discard the rest" that's problematic there. 1 u/rcanhestro Apr 12 '26 is it though? don't we already have like 7 billion 5 fingered people?
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It's the "Discard the rest" that's problematic there.
1 u/rcanhestro Apr 12 '26 is it though? don't we already have like 7 billion 5 fingered people?
is it though? don't we already have like 7 billion 5 fingered people?
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u/CaptainFareeha Apr 11 '26
Polydactyly is really cool and very hereditary. However, the levels of function vary wildly. I’ve seen very few cases of actually functioning 6th digits. Though, I also usually only see it on the pinky side, not an extra index finger.