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[Khan Warlock Kell]

Just wondering if anyone had noticed that the banshee must be from an inbred family. Six fingers on each hand.

[Davers]

Zakius, on 12 March 2014 - 12:31 PM, said:

Just wondering if anyone had noticed that the banshee must be from an inbred family. Six fingers on each hand.

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[Wintersdark]

The Shadowhawk has two thumbs on each hand too.

[Davers]

Wintersdark, on 12 March 2014 - 02:09 PM, said:

The Shadowhawk has two thumbs on each hand too.

Then shouldn't it be more clumsy?

[Strum Wealh]

Zakius, on 12 March 2014 - 12:31 PM, said:

Just wondering if anyone had noticed that the banshee must be from an inbred family. Six fingers on each hand.

Polydactyly is not a product of inbreeding, but of a congenial genetic mutation.

• "Polydactyly does occur in other animals too, including dogs, chickens, mice and cats, usually as a result of mutations to the LMBR1 gene."
  
• "Polydactyly does not occur any more or less in either males or females as the LMBR1 gene is not located in the sex chromosomes (X or Y). It is located in chromosome 7 in humans, and chromosome 5 in mice."
  
• "As polydactyly is usually caused by a random mutation, only one of the parents would be affected and so inbreeding does not increase the likelihood of a child developing polydactyly. If both parents were polydactyls, then the likelihood of the child being affected is 75% but this is not increased by inbreeding."

Apparently, it's fairly common - and even popular & sought-after - in cats.
The more you know!

More to the point: the Banshee's hands are just the result of a modeling flub on PGI's part.

[DocBach]

someone made a meme where like an awesome was looking for the six fingered man who killed his father, prepare to die, etc

it was pretty funny

[TELEFORCE]

I don't think it's a modeling flub. I think it makes the 'mech particularly ghoulish like its namesake.

[Shiro Matsumoto]

Wintersdark, on 12 March 2014 - 02:09 PM, said:

The Shadowhawk has two thumbs on each hand too.

Not to mention.. hands like the Centurions shield arm..