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Heterozygoats (i.imgur.com)

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[–]angryhotelier 16 points17 points ago

Baaahaha

[–]uiberto 6 points7 points ago

The thumbnail looks like ninjas dancing.

[–]Wildfire9 4 points5 points ago

its because of shit like this that I am still subscribed to r/biology! Keep 'em coming science people!

[–]kinectochore 2 points3 points ago

explanation?

[–]avarice_in_avernus 8 points9 points ago

A heterozygote is an organism with two different alleles (genes coding for the same trait at a specific locus). So as someone else said this case is a little more involved than that, but in basic genetics terms you've got a trait that has a dominant allele R and a recessive allele r. R causes the phenotype of black fur while r causes white fur. The picture is of two goats with both (which we won't go into codominance or anything like that) anyway long story short: Goats, a dominant and recessive gene for that trait = heterozygotes, play on words. Allele uneven is a play on "A little uneven."

[–]hereticmemory 2 points3 points ago

Too clever by half, Jeff.

(goddamnit I still laughed)

[–]maduag 2 points3 points ago

Im sooo saving that for a powerpoint presentation

[–]circe842developmental biology 1 point2 points ago

Yupppp. I have a folder of funny science comics I plan on including in my thesis defense. This is perfect.

[–]penguinv 0 points1 point ago

I want to see your folder. Share the fun.

[–]circe842developmental biology 2 points3 points ago

I don't have my computer with me this weekend (just my phone) but I will share when I get back.

[–]iamsohappy 0 points1 point ago

Please do!

[–]gumbosmolecular biology 0 points1 point ago

I've already used this in two powerpoints after the last time it was posted. Was well received.

And I hung it above my desk. I removed the second line however.

[–]Nosirrom 0 points1 point ago

oh my yes!

[–]nontautological 1 point2 points ago

But couldn't this be just a case of mosaicism?

[–]Sieziggy 0 points1 point ago

It is, but I think the intent is just to have some fun with the words. Much harder to work mosaic into one of these things, I'd imagine.

[–]cientificoenojado 1 point2 points ago

I think not, though this is definitely not heterozygosity. Mosaicism shouldn't have such defined macro boundaries. If it was heterozygous for black and white, it would be grey (more or less)....unless the 2 genes were located in the x chrimosome. Even so, you wouldn't get such defined lines. You may get patches but not the anterior and posterior being soooo different. But it's a play on word so ha ha ha

[–]EdRooney 0 points1 point ago

i lol'd

[–]redpoemage 0 points1 point ago

How did this become 2nd AND 4th on the top of all time for this subreddit...

[–]BullNirozoology 0 points1 point ago

Could I suggest /r/labrats next time?

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