Polydactyly - extra fingers. 18th century illustration, copperplate with original hand colouring. Congenital birth defect. Famous historical people af

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Polydactyly - extra fingers. 18th century illustration, copperplate with original hand colouring. Congenital birth defect. Famous historical people affected include Anne Boleyn. It is found with a frequency of approximately 1 in 1000 births, being slightly more common in African Americans.

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Photo credit: © PAUL D STEWART/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: 18th, abnormality, anne, artwork, autosomal, birth, boleyn, century, congenital, defect, development, digits, dominant, early, exta, fingers, freak, hands, illustration, mutation, polydactyly, recessive, syndrome