Medically, what causes "webbed feet"?

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From a medical standpoint, what causes "webbed feet?" This is in humans where two or more of the toes are stuck together and aren't split or slightly split. Can this condition lead to other foot or walking problems later on in life? Are there any corrections for this, often mild, but common foot defect?

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The exact cause of the condition is unknown. In some cases, close family members may share this condition. In other cases, no other related persons have this condition. The scientific name for the condition is syndactyly, although this term covers both webbed fingers and webbed toes. Syndactyly occurs when apoptosis or programmed cell death during gestation is absent or incomplete. Webbed toes occur most commonly in the following circumstances:

Syndactyly or Familial syndactyly
Down syndrome
It is also associated with a number of rare conditions, notably:

Acrocallosal syndrome
Apert's syndrome
Aarskog syndrome
Bardet-Biedl syndrome
Carpenter's syndrome
Cornelia de Lange syndrome
Jackson-Weiss syndrome
Fetal hydantoin effect
Miller Syndrome
Pfeiffer syndrome
Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome
Timothy syndrome

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Medically, what causes "webbed feet"?
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OMG! i learned about this in biology today! BUT! i can't remember what caused it :( i think it had something to do with proteins! DAMMIT! So sorry :-(

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