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50 Photos Of Unique People’s Features Because Of Their Rare Genetics (New Pics)

Warning: this article might inspire you to pursue a career in genetics or to become a scientist. The world of genetics is fascinating, to say the least. It can make you feel like you’re living in a sci-fi book, instead of on Planet Earth, and there are plenty of examples that make us go, “Wow, I can’t believe this is real!”

Our team here at Bored Panda has put together this fascinating list of people who were born different from the rest. From small and subtle differences to larger ones that everyone would notice passing you by on the street, here are some of the most unusual examples of genetics at work. As you’re scrolling down this list, upvote the photos that intrigued you the most. And if you’ve got any entrancing tales about genetics in your family to tell all the other Pandas, we invite you to do so in the comment section.

Intrigued by Mother Nature and in the mood for some more examples of unusual genetics? You’ll find them in Bored Panda’s previous two articles on the topic right here and here.

Even though the cases in this list are visually stunning and some might even be classified as ‘cool,’ unfortunately, genetics can also make it more likely that you develop diseases, including certain cancers. For example, 5 to 10 percent of all breast cancers are thought to be hereditary and caused by abnormal genes passed down from parent to child. Bored Panda reached out to experts in the field to tell us more about this.

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Mother And Her 1 Year-Old Son Have Very Uncommon Heterochromia Leaving Them With Beautiful And Mesmerizing Swirled Blue And Black Eyes

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50 Photos Of Unique People’s Features Because Of Their Rare Genetics (New Pics)

Mother And Her 1 Year-Old Son Have Very Uncommon Heterochromia Leaving Them With Beautiful And Mesmerizing Swirled Blue And Black Eyes

Amina Ependieva Has Two Rare Genetic Conditions: Albinism And Heterochromia

One Of The Coolest Birthmarks I Have Ever Seen

8-Year-Old Carter Blanchard And Rowdy The Dog Both Have A Disorder Called Vitiligo

Love The ”Pattern” In My Wife's Eyes

I Have Partial Heterochromia In Both Eyes

My Sister Has Had Hair That's Half Blonde Half Brunette Since She Was Born. 1989 vs. Today

I Have A Hereditary Gap In My Eyebrow

A Rare Genetic Disorder Known As Cat Eye Syndrome

Baby Chanco Was Born With A Lot Of Hair Which Kept Growing. This Is Her At 7 Months Age

I Have A Small Amount Of Sectoral Heterochromia In My Right Eye, Plus A Kind Of Interesting Eye Pattern

My Daughters Birthmark Is An Up Vote

I Have A Birthmark In My Eye

I Was Born Without Finger Or Toe Prints

I (17M) Have Abnormally Long Arms 5’9 With A 6’6 Wingspan

I Was Born With One Of The Rarest Forms Of Belly Buttons In The World

I Have A Skin Condition Called Dermatographia Which Causes My Skin To Raise From The Smallest Scratch And I Like To Draw Flowers On Myself Sometimes

I Saw Some Say That They Have Sectoral Heterochromia, And I Raise You To Central Heterochromia

Taylor Muhl Has A Rare Genetic Condition Called, Chimerism. She Is “Her Own Twin”

Brazilian Family All Have 12 Fingers And Toes Due To Genetic Condition "Polydactyly"

None Of My Fingers Have A Middle Joint

A Boy With Heterochromia

This Hexagon Vein Structure On My Wrist

I Always Hid It, But Now I Want To Share With You My Birthmark In The Center Of My Forehead

A Few People Have Actually Said Wtf When Looking At My Eyes

My Face Birthmark

My Girlfriend Has Freckles In Her Iris. They Look Like Marbles

My Vitiligo Has Turned Half Of My Upper Eyelashes White

I Am Allergic To The Cold

My Hair And Eyelashes Are Naturally Split Into Blonde And Brunette

I Have A Pair Of Moles, That Look Like An Eyebrow Piercing

My Hair Is Half Blonde Half Brunette. Including Eyebrows

My Son Inherited My Joined Together Toes

My Sons Nostrils Are Shaped Like Little Hearts

My Son Was Born With A Black Spot Of Hair In His Blonde Hair. It Grows In Black, And There Is No Birth Mark Or Discoloration Under It

My Iris Is Misshaped But No Known Eye Problems After 25 Years

My Beard Grows 1/4 Orange And Is Split At Pretty Much The Middle Of My Chin (Even Extends Up To My Bottom Lip)

Been Seeing A Lot Of 4 Finger Havers, Here's Me! I Was Born With 3 Of Them

How My Vitiligo Changes From The Winter To The Summer

The Amount Of Hair My Daughter Had At 2 Months Old

Her Birthmark Fits Perfectly With Heterochromia

This Is My Sister's Eye. She Has A Condition Called "Coloboma"

My Son And I Have Matching Freckles In The Same Spot

Off-Center Pupil I've Had Since Birth

I'm 21 And Still Have 2 Baby Teeth

I Was Cursed With A Belly Button That Sticks Out Through My Shirts

To All The People With Four Fingers. Kneel Before Me

This Guy's Super-Long Thumb

My Newborn Son Covered Head To Toe In White "Fur"

I Was Born With Only Four Fingers On My Left Hand

My Girlfriend's Eyes Are Weird

I Have A Rare Disorder Called Cleidocranial Dysotosis. Got My First Dental X-Ray Today And I Have A Lot Of Extra Teeth

My Feet Are Totally Flat

The Right Joint Of My Thumb Never Developed. I Can't Bend It

My Brother Has A Perfect Hexagon Of Moles When Sitting Like This

While The Veins On My Left Hand Say 'Yo', The Veins On My Right Hand Spell 'Hi'

One Side Of My Facial Hair Turns Into A Swirl Near My Cheekbone

Loss Of Blood Flow To My Fingers Due To Raynaud’s Disease

I Was Born With Sectoral Heterochromia, Although It’s Rare

I’m Partially Blind In My Left Eye. It Doesn’t Show Any “Red Eye” In Photos

I Was Born With A Heart On My Head (Birthmark)

I Have Hyperhidrosis, Which Means My Hands And Feet Sweat A Lot. This Is How My Hands Usually Look

I Got Stung By A Jellyfish 20 Years Ago That’s Effected The Cells In My Skin Meaning It Can’t Change Colour Due To Temperature

Our Baby Came Out With Some Hair

I Have Pin-Sized Holes Either Side Of My Neck That Leak Sinus Fluid. I Believe They Are A Congenital Birth Defect Called Branchial Cleft Fistulae

I Have A Tear Drop Shaped Birthmark Perfectly Placed Under My Right Eye

My Extra Finger

My Coworker's Hand Is A Little Small

My Natural Hair Is Brown With Blonde Patches

Heart Shaped Veins On My Eye

Mildly Interesting Photo Of My Eye That I Managed To Get In Focus, I Have Sectoral Heterochromia

I Have Fraternal Thumbs, 1 From Each Parent Due To A Genetic Mutation On My Dad's Side (Unilateral Brachydactyly Type D)

My Eyelashes On My Right Eye Started Growing White A Few Months Ago

I Inherited This Small Gap Between My Middle And Ring Finger From My Dad. Both Hands Are Like This

My Sister Has A Missing Knuckle. Her Finger Still Works But It’s Just Short

I Have A Rare Genetic Condition Called Distichiasis (A Double Row Of Eyelashes). Sometimes They Grow Into My Eyeball

Poliosis Is The Localized Depigmentation Of Hair Follicles Resulting In A White Streak

I Don't Have Fingerprints

My Left Hand Is Missing A Finger As It Was What Formed My Thumb