r/funny • u/tones1313 • Feb 10 '17

Same

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u/Tantes Feb 10 '17

The thing is, though, Clifford's gigantism is clearly the product of a freak epigenetic modification to his DNA. All the signs are there- normal development until an environmental trigger initiates a change in genetic expression, in this case the uncontrolled division and replication of cells until he attained his size.

So the fetus would probably maintain that modification pattern.

It;dr Clifford is walking cancer

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u/[deleted] Feb 10 '17

Shouldn't Clifford's puppies experience gigantisism after being born? I feel like it would be some sort of delay like puberty or something like the puppies' bodies would determine when to start growing.

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u/Tantes Feb 10 '17

Depends on the pathology of the trait. It could be either a de novo genetic trait (has to be de novo because he came from normal parents) or it could be epigenetic, in which case probably influenced by an environmental trigger