polydactyl

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• It is this hand-like office of the anterior limbs which explains why in some of the polydactylous quadrupeds, such as wolves, lions, dogs, and leopards, there are actually five digits on each forefoot, though there are only four on each hind one. On the Parts of Animals
• The condition is known as polydactyly, a genetic disorder which can be inherited and gives rise to excess digits. NEWS.com.au | Top Stories
• For instance the limitation of digit number to a maximum of five among recent amniotes cannot be explained by a developmental constraint per se since polydactyl limbs appear quite frequently.
• Cats with this mutation are known as polydactyls (from the Latin for ‘many digits’), or as Hemingway cats.
• It's called "polydactyly" -- extra digits -- not an uncommon genetic trait, but Bay Area doctors say they've never seen a case so remarkable. Signs of the Times
• A person with polydactyly has extra what? Times, Sunday Times
• They typical cat has 18 toes, but Daniel has two extra on each paw due to a genetic mutation called polydactylism. NYDN Rss
• It is true that in the smaller polydactylous quadrupeds the hind feet also have each five toes. On the Parts of Animals
• The mammae are not more than two, because this animal has only a single young one at a birth; and they are not placed in the region of the thighs, because they never occupy that position in any polydactylous animal such as this. On the Parts of Animals
• Both males and females have a form of polydactyly (the presence of extra fingers or toes) and congenital heart disease.