Warning: this article might inspire you to pursue a career in genetics or to become a scientist. The world of genetics is fascinating, to say the least. It can make you feel like you’re living in a sci-fi book, instead of on Planet Earth, and there are plenty of examples that make us go, “Wow, I can’t believe this is real!”
Our team here at Bored Panda has put together this fascinating list of people who were born different from the rest. From small and subtle differences to larger ones that everyone would notice passing you by on the street, here are some of the most unusual examples of genetics at work. As you’re scrolling down this list, upvote the photos that intrigued you the most. And if you’ve got any entrancing tales about genetics in your family to tell all the other Pandas, we invite you to do so in the comment section.
Intrigued by Mother Nature and in the mood for some more examples of unusual genetics? You’ll find them in Bored Panda’s previous two articles on the topic right here and here.
Even though the cases in this list are visually stunning and some might even be classified as ‘cool,’ unfortunately, genetics can also make it more likely that you develop diseases, including certain cancers. For example, 5 to 10 percent of all breast cancers are thought to be hereditary and caused by abnormal genes passed down from parent to child. Bored Panda reached out to experts in the field to tell us more about this.
#1 Mother And Her 1 Year-Old Son Have Very Uncommon Heterochromia Leaving Them With Beautiful And Mesmerizing Swirled Blue And Black Eyes
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#2 Amina Ependieva Has Two Rare Genetic Conditions: Albinism And Heterochromia
The former is a condition that reduces the amount of melanin pigment in the skin, eyes, hair, while the latter is a difference in coloration of the iris. The two conditions together make this young girl extremely unique.
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#3 One Of The Coolest Birthmarks I Have Ever Seen
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#4 8-Year-Old Carter Blanchard And Rowdy The Dog Both Have A Disorder Called Vitiligo
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#5 Love The ”Pattern” In My Wife’s Eyes
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#6 I Have Partial Heterochromia In Both Eyes
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#7 My Sister Has Had Hair That’s Half Blonde Half Brunette Since She Was Born. 1989 vs. Today
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#8 I Have A Hereditary Gap In My Eyebrow
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#9 A Rare Genetic Disorder Known As Cat Eye Syndrome
“The boy happens to have cat eye syndrome, a genetic condition that often leads to other detrimental health defects. All that said it was a good lesson…despite his challenges he had the most curiosity, the most to give.”
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#10 Baby Chanco Was Born With A Lot Of Hair Which Kept Growing. This Is Her At 7 Months Age
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#11 I Have A Small Amount Of Sectoral Heterochromia In My Right Eye, Plus A Kind Of Interesting Eye Pattern
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#12 My Daughters Birthmark Is An Up Vote
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#13 I Have A Birthmark In My Eye
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#14 I Was Born Without Finger Or Toe Prints
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#15 I (17M) Have Abnormally Long Arms 5’9 With A 6’6 Wingspan
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#16 I Was Born With One Of The Rarest Forms Of Belly Buttons In The World
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#17 I Have A Skin Condition Called Dermatographia Which Causes My Skin To Raise From The Smallest Scratch And I Like To Draw Flowers On Myself Sometimes
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#18 I Saw Some Say That They Have Sectoral Heterochromia, And I Raise You To Central Heterochromia
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#19 Taylor Muhl Has A Rare Genetic Condition Called, Chimerism. She Is “Her Own Twin”
I have two sets of DNA, two sets of blood and immune cells. The two colors of skin pigmentation on my torso is from my and my twin’s two different genetic makeups. My particular case of Chimerism is linked to autoimmune disease.
I went undiagnosed for more than half my life due to the rarity of my condition. I’m now an advocate for Chimerism, it’s link to autoimmune disease and body positivity. My hope is to prevent others from going undiagnosed how I did.
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#20 Brazilian Family All Have 12 Fingers And Toes Due To Genetic Condition “Polydactyly”
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#21 None Of My Fingers Have A Middle Joint
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#22 A Boy With Heterochromia
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#23 This Hexagon Vein Structure On My Wrist
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#24 I Always Hid It, But Now I Want To Share With You My Birthmark In The Center Of My Forehead
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#25 A Few People Have Actually Said Wtf When Looking At My Eyes
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#26 My Face Birthmark
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#27 My Girlfriend Has Freckles In Her Iris. They Look Like Marbles
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#28 My Vitiligo Has Turned Half Of My Upper Eyelashes White
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#29 I Am Allergic To The Cold
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#30 My Hair And Eyelashes Are Naturally Split Into Blonde And Brunette
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#31 I Have A Pair Of Moles, That Look Like An Eyebrow Piercing
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#32 My Hair Is Half Blonde Half Brunette. Including Eyebrows
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#33 My Son Inherited My Joined Together Toes
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#34 My Sons Nostrils Are Shaped Like Little Hearts
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#35 My Son Was Born With A Black Spot Of Hair In His Blonde Hair. It Grows In Black, And There Is No Birth Mark Or Discoloration Under It
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#36 My Iris Is Misshaped But No Known Eye Problems After 25 Years
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#37 My Beard Grows 1/4 Orange And Is Split At Pretty Much The Middle Of My Chin (Even Extends Up To My Bottom Lip)
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#38 Been Seeing A Lot Of 4 Finger Havers, Here’s Me! I Was Born With 3 Of Them
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#39 How My Vitiligo Changes From The Winter To The Summer
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#40 The Amount Of Hair My Daughter Had At 2 Months Old
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#41 Her Birthmark Fits Perfectly With Heterochromia
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#42 This Is My Sister’s Eye. She Has A Condition Called “Coloboma”
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#43 My Son And I Have Matching Freckles In The Same Spot
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#44 Off-Center Pupil I’ve Had Since Birth
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#45 I’m 21 And Still Have 2 Baby Teeth
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#46 I Was Cursed With A Belly Button That Sticks Out Through My Shirts
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#47 To All The People With Four Fingers. Kneel Before Me
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#48 This Guy’s Super-Long Thumb
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#49 My Newborn Son Covered Head To Toe In White “Fur”
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#50 I Was Born With Only Four Fingers On My Left Hand
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