What could have happened to make that cow in the news develop two faces during the mother's pregnancy?

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What could have happened to make that cow in the news develop two faces during the mother's pregnancy?

2007-01-05 14:18:03 · 4 answers · asked by Bud's Girl 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology

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the condition is called diprosopus. It happens when twins start to form and the egg doesn't completely separate.

2007-01-05 14:32:16 · answer #1 · answered by D 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

The same things as for Siamese (conjoined) twins, except at a lower scale. Some bits of the embryo got a mangled chemical signal that they were both supposed to be the face, and developed accordingly.

2007-01-05 22:26:05 · answer #2 · answered by Vincent G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Probably stood too close to a politician and it rubbed off on the cow.

2007-01-05 22:24:24 · answer #3 · answered by You Should Be Pied 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋

the cells in the egg went wild or two eggs fused

2007-01-05 22:22:29 · answer #4 · answered by goat 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋