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[-] T156@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago

It does make more sense if you consider that it is part of a line of Hedgehog genes, all of which make Fruit fly embryos look like hedgehogs (spiky) if they're inactivated.

They didn't just go "Let's name a gene with bad outcomes if mutant in humans after a video game character! Yipee! Hooray!", at least not for that.

Though they did name SHH's inhibitor Robotnikin.

[-] batmaniam@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Oh I get how it got that way, it's just unfortunate what that lead to in a clinical setting.

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