Nature never ceases to amaze: photos that prove that genes are unpredictable (36 photos)

Accepting yourself as you are can be difficult even for ordinary people, let alone those whom nature has endowed with rare genetic anomalies. However, no matter how hard it is for them, they do not hide in dark corners, but proudly demonstrate their features, and one can only admire this!





1. Mother and child with poliosis



2. “I have both vitiligo and heterochromia”





3. “My dad has what’s called a split thumb, or preaxial polydactyly. It affects 1 in 1,000 kids. But here’s an Uber delivery guy’s thumb.”



4. “My wife’s eye, which her doctor says is the most unusual eye he’s ever seen.”



5. This girl's big, beautiful eyes are caused by a rare genetic syndrome called Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome.



6. Vitiligo is a disease that causes loss of pigmentation in areas of the skin.



7. Heterochromia



8. “I circled my vitiligo spots.”



9. Sector heterochromia



10. Neonatal progeria or Hutchinson-Gilford syndrome. A progressive genetic disorder that causes children to age rapidly, starting in the first two years of life



11. Unusual birthmark



12. “I haven’t had fingernails my whole life.”



13. "I was born with pointy ears"



14. “I have this thing called Raynaud’s disease. This is what happens every time I get cold.”



15. “Due to her birthmark, she got cool highlights.”



16. “I have abnormally long arms.”



17. “I have a skin condition, dermatography, that causes raised red lines on my skin where I lightly scratch it.”



18. “Just wanted to remind everyone that we are beautiful because/despite the fact that we have vitiligo.”



19. Steph Sanjati has Waardenburg syndrome. This is a genetic mutation that causes a person to be born with wide-set eyes.



20. Jesus was born with a rare genetic mutation called hypertrichosis, which causes excessive hair growth anywhere on the body.



21. “My name is Sarah, I have Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (classic and dermatosparaxis).”



EDS is a connective tissue disease that inhibits the body's ability to produce collagen. As a result, the skin wrinkles prematurely, making a person look older than he actually is.

22. Congenital melanocytic nevus. It is a light brown to black spot that covers a surface of any size and any part of the body.



23. “Both of my eyes are divided into two colors.”



24. A rare genetic disorder known as Waardenburg syndrome. It can cause hearing loss and changes in color (pigmentation) of hair, skin and eyes



25. These twins have achondroplasia. This genetic disorder is characterized by a large head, short arms and legs, short stature, a prominent forehead, and a flat bridge of the nose.



26. "I have a pear-shaped pupil"



27. This big toe has its own big toe with its own nail.



28. Chimeras are organisms with two different sets of DNA. Human chimerism is rare and is characterized by two different red blood cell lineages or skin pigmentation



29. Two tops



30. "I have complete heterochromia"



31. “I have a tooth in my chin.”



32. Shyla Madison was born with a condition that causes her hair to constantly stand on end. As her mother explains, “uncombable hair syndrome” is quite painful, and hair often breaks off at the roots



33. “Here’s a photo of the hand I was born with.”



34. "An interesting pattern of the iris (does not affect vision)"



35. “My little sister was born with six fingers.”