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https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/danvergano/failed-paternity-test-vanished-twin https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5845036/
minus-squarevery_well_lost@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·23 hours agoI wonder… is this more common in all animals that have average litter size >= 2? Or is there something else special to cats that explains this phenomenon?
minus-squareDerpenheim@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·22 hours agoIn-utero growth rate + chromosome counts play a big role. I admit, ashamedly, that I have largely forgotten the reason they matter, but they do. Source, trust me bro
minus-squareNocturnalMorning@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·19 hours ago“Source, trust me bro” Seems legit to me. I trust you as an authoritative source on the subject.
I wonder… is this more common in all animals that have average litter size >= 2? Or is there something else special to cats that explains this phenomenon?
In-utero growth rate + chromosome counts play a big role. I admit, ashamedly, that I have largely forgotten the reason they matter, but they do.
Source, trust me bro
“Source, trust me bro”
Seems legit to me. I trust you as an authoritative source on the subject.