this post was submitted on 05 Oct 2026
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That could be due to a mutation in sonic hedgehog.
I know that sounds like a joke, but it's not.
Edit: Taking a closer look, that cat definitely has a sonic hedgehog mutation. That's the source of what looks like a split in the nose, plus the eyes being set slightly far apart.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_hedgehog_protein
What the heck
That's great
sonic would be french
well the article says "Sonic hedgehog is a morphogen that patterns the developing embryo using a concentration gradient characterized by the French flag model." so i guess you're right
Seriously, I was wondering why we're all focusing on the antenna whisker when DAT NOSE