Snake+with+Foot+Found+in+China

Telegraph 24 September 2009. In Suining, southwest China Mrs. Duan found a snake in her bedroom. This was no ordinary snake. This snake had a foot growing out of its body. The snake was 16 inches long and had the thickness of a little finger. This is a very uncommon and shocking mutation for snakes.

This application of genetics will affect humans in a positive way. Because once scientists figure out what causes this odd mutation they can compare it to human mutations. This will help us to better understand similarities and differences between the DNA of a mutated snake and a mutated person. It will also help us to find out why these certain mutations occur in nature.