A Paleontologist had once suggested that the myth of cyclops may have emerged from the ancient Greeks discovering this.
What are the the skulls of prehistoric dwarf elephants?
The two-headed dragon, Zak and Wheezie, from Dragon Tales most likely had this condition.
What is axis duplication?
Mike Wazowski best resembles what condition?
What is cyclopia?
This signaling pathway shares its name with a blue video game character.
What is Sonic Hedgehog (SHH)?
Achondroplasia is a disorder that prevents long bones in the arms and legs don’t form properly. Name a character that might be associated with Achondroplasia.
Who are the elves from Harry Potter, or the gollum from Lord of the Rings.
What is the name of the process that is used to clone animals.
What is Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer (SCNT) ?
Hagrid from Harry Potter has this condition which involves an excessive growth hormone.
What is gigantism/acromegaly?
This Disney prince resembles congenital hypertrichosis.
Who is the beast?
During hair development, the mesoderm provides positional signals to where hair will grow, while the epidermis determines this.
What is the type of appendage that forms?
Cockayne’s Syndrome (CS) is a DNA repair disorder, which makes patients particularly sensitive to radiation, chemicals, and sunlight. This most likely inspired what myth.
What are vampires?
This pathway is disrupted in cyclopia.
What is SHH signaling?
This congenital disorder causes extra fingers or toes.
What is polydactyly?
This Disney princess resembles a condition called sirenomelia
Who is Ariel?
Rapunzel would likely require overactivation of this ectoderm-derived structure.
What are hair follicles?
Similar to Hyde from Wednesday, or perhaps Professer Quirrell from Harry potter, this disorder involves disruptions in identity and memory.
What is dissociative identity disorder?
This protein can cause axis duplication and results in what syndrome if misexpressed during development.
What is β-catenin and conjoined twins?
Quasimodo, from the The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, most likely has what condition?
What is kyphosis?
Stitch having four arms resembles this condition
What is polymelia?
Cyclopia is the most severe form of a broader spectrum of developmental disorders known as what.
What is holoprosencephaly (HPE)?
This disease involving aggression and biting behavior may have inspired zombie & vampire myths
What is rabies?
A symptom of this genetic blood disorder causes red urine, and inspired the myth of vampires.
What is Porphyria?
A chimera is special because it has a unique biological composition of what.
What is two genetically distinct cell populations?
Snow White’s dwarfs are inspired by this genetic condition.
What is achondroplasia?
These stem cells can give rise to any cell type (bone, skin, nerves)?
What are embryonic stem cells?
Slender Man is an urban legend of a tall, thin creature with long limbs. Most closely resembles what syndrome?
What is Marfan Syndrome?