• tamal3@lemmy.world
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    24 hours ago

    Chimera! It’s, um, two pre-cats that became one cat at some point in utero. Literally two different genetics fused into one special kitty.

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        23 hours ago

        Exactly. But entirely fused into one being. It happens in all species, including humans.

        I may be one, but never bothered to test for. Could also be a slight vitiligo. Dunno.

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          21 hours ago

          Does that mean two different parts of your body could have two different DNA? I think there’s some crime story about this.

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            16 hours ago

            There is one widely published instance of a woman almost losing custody of her two children after a court-ordered genetic test returned a mismatch. Had to be pretty confusing to hear that the guy is indeed the father, but… Objection! You are not the mother of these children!

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          22 hours ago

          sorta funny to think about. we already seem to be two distinct people with each side of the brain. this would kinda make it moreso.

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            17 hours ago

            At least two distinct processes. Since we don’t know how consciousness emerges we can’t tell if the brain stem is strictly required, so the split-brain phenomena you’re probably referencing might only shows that we got two major regions for higher brain function but not two separate… “souls”?

            I swear we gonna learn sooooo much about consciousness once we’re able to artificially (and safely, temporarily) link two brains together.