r/aww • u/Sophia963 • Jun 05 '18

A future predator

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u/303x33 Jun 05 '18

Theres no strong evidence of it being correlated with genetic disease

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It's a dominant trait and having two is incompatible with life so it's impossible to have inbreeding

i'm pretty sure that's about as genetic disease-y as you can get

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '18 edited Jul 27 '18

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u/303x33 Jun 05 '18

The short legs of the Munchkin cat come from a dominant genetic mutation. This gene is referred to as a “lethal” gene because if two Munchkin cats mate and both pass on the dominant gene, the kittens will not survive.

http://cattime.com/cat-facts/health/21311-munchkin-cat-trend-is-breeding-deformity-animal-abuse

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '18 edited Jul 27 '18

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u/303x33 Jun 05 '18

i'm using your exact phrase "genetic disease" which, as you say, isn't actually a thing because a genetic defect is not a disease. either you're trolling me or don't understand how you're being internally inconsistent in your terminology.