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[–] 9 points 2 months ago (8 children)

Chimera! It's, um, two pre-cats that became one cat at some point in utero. Literally two different genetics fused into one special kitty.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (7 children)

    wait so its essentially like conjoined twins???

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago (6 children)

    Exactly. But entirely fused into one being. It happens in all species, including humans.

    I may be one, but never bothered to test for. Could also be a slight vitiligo. Dunno.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    Does that mean two different parts of your body could have two different DNA? I think there's some crime story about this.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago*

    Basically, yes. But test is costly, and won't be of any help other than telling me "You're a Chimera, Harry".
    Sure, Chimeras are more likely to get some diseases , like autoimmune one (because the immune system suddenly realizing your left kidney isn't exactly yours 😅), and depression (dunno why 😅).

    So for now I'll just deal with my naturally multicolored body hair (dark brown, some very blond patches, and some ginger bits), and move on.
    Now that I think about it... I'm a human calico 😆

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    sorta funny to think about. we already seem to be two distinct people with each side of the brain. this would kinda make it moreso.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (1 child)

    At least two distinct processes. Since we don't know how consciousness emerges we can't tell if the brain stem is strictly required, so the split-brain phenomena you're probably referencing might only shows that we got two major regions for higher brain function but not two separate… "souls"?

    I swear we gonna learn sooooo much about consciousness once we're able to artificially (and safely, temporarily) link two brains together.

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