tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11062023.post808006056666602297..comments2023-10-26T03:12:48.945-07:00Comments on Dorkman's Blog: Newsweek drops the ballDorkmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13927199693571387920noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11062023.post-66181729871638055062009-02-02T12:54:00.000-08:002009-02-02T12:54:00.000-08:00I've said for many years that guys are missing 1/4...I've said for many years that guys are missing 1/4 of a chromosome. :) I have no genetic background, but it seemed pretty obvious when most genderless creatures have only X-shaped chroms. That makes the Y the oddball. The whole male-pattern-baldness thing nailed it home for me that there was a "leg" missing.<BR/><BR/>There was (or is, I dunno if it has changed) a situation in Brownsville, TX, where children were developing anacephalic in numbers many times greater than anywhere else. (Of course, the condition is SO rare that it's still rather rare, but the statistics showed a definite localized situation that did not exist elsewhere.)<BR/><BR/>What genetic code suddenly popped up to determine that the spinal column shouldn't close?<BR/><BR/>There wasn't one.<BR/><BR/>They've traced it to dumping of toxins right across the border there (by both American and Mexican companies) that would have been illegal in the USA (among other countries). If true (as I have not seen the research on it), this is the case in point that environmental conditions have a lot to do with development.TheGamuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05838582756635371404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11062023.post-84185324666025376422009-01-31T19:17:00.000-08:002009-01-31T19:17:00.000-08:00She may have read a recent article about the epige...She may have read a recent article about the epigenome and gotton confused. Twins have identical DNA and can have different traits expressed by envirormental factors.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01229427730460717485noreply@blogger.com