Why Some People Have Six Fingers On Their Hands; Is It Dangerous?

It occurs due to changes in genes that control how the hands and feet form during pregnancy. It is called polydactyly, means ...
New York Post

My kids were born with extra fingers — I thought it was my fault

Looking down at her newborn son, new mom Talliya Burnside at first thought the exhaustion of labor had gotten to her when she counted six fingers. Then, Burnside became petrified there was something ...
The Conversation

Actor David Tennant has an extra toe. Two anatomists explain what’s so fascinating about polydactyly

Amanda Meyer is affiliated with the Australian and New Zealand Association of Clinical Anatomists, the American Association for Anatomy, and the Global Neuroanatomy Network. Alexandra Trollope does ...
Nature

Genetic Basis of Polydactyly and Limb Development

Polydactyly, the presence of extra digits, is one of the most common congenital malformations of the limb. Recent genetic studies have significantly advanced our understanding of limb development by ...