The number of limbs, fingers etc. is probably quite heritable as this is related to serious genetic disorders. http://www.quillette.com/2017/03/27/a-tale-of-two-bell-curves/ …pic.twitter.com/FVbYiKayx6
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@hbdchick The Wikipedia article is plain wrong. Teratogenic toxins are the main cause.
What Wikipedia article is wrong? Seem to be replying to the wrong tweet. @timrogers2016 @hbdchick
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It's says oligodactyly is usually genetic, but in the past 50 yrs toxins such as thalidomide have been the problem
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And we know this how...? You are pretty short on citations when making claims. Do you have a review?
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There is a large literature on thalidomide. An epidemic of phocomelia.pic.twitter.com/ysRSngERxK
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Yes, and still you produce no relative estimates... How many children get these from genetic causes?
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Do note that thalidomide use is presumably heritable too, so some of the numbers you give reflect genetic causation
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thalidomide is NOT heritable. Fact. Ectrodactyly is.I am a thalidomide survivor, I kno these facts.
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Your experience is irrelevant but your lack of understanding of behavioral genetics is not.
@SueWagnerWhite@timrogers2016@hbdchick -
LOL ok, whatever you say. I'm not 'just' a thalidomide survivor, I'm a expert in the teratology.
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And what is wrong with it?
@timrogers2016@hbdchick
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