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> How in the name of sweet balrog did a genetic process get called sonic hedgehog? Researchers that discover things can name it wherever they want. This family
by _yb2s 2y ago
> How in the name of sweet balrog did a genetic process get called sonic hedgehog?
Researchers that discover things can name it wherever they want. This family of genes are all named after hedgehogs because it makes fruit fly embryos spiky if you knock the gene out.
- gus_massa 2y agoFrom a google search: > A picture can tell 1000 words - a look at drosophila hedgehog mutant https://x.com/KirkMMaxey/status/577886323912015872 https://x.com/KirkMMaxey/status/577886323912015872