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A comment on Time-lapse of a single cell transforming into a salamander (2019). Parent comment

Re:Time-lapse of a single cell transforming into a salamande... by abandonliberty on Tuesday January 26, 2021 @02:36AM (#25913454)
Over 15% of medically confirmed pregnancies end in miscarriage. Typically in a response to a gross chromosomal abnormality.

We are familiar with downs syndrome, 3 rather than the intended 2 copies of chromosome 21, only because it's comparatively viable.

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Re:Time-lapse of a single cell transforming into a salamande... by cmpb on Tuesday January 26, 2021 @10:32AM (#25916919)
Good point. That seems like a "soft-shutdown" compared to the "hard-shutdown" that I interpreted from the parent post: dying due to being unfit in the environment.
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