Rescued kitten has only 3 toes on front paws?

Subject: Rescued kitten has only 3 toes on front paws?

Date: Sat Sep 6 05:57:51 1997
Posted by gayle spencer
Grade level: nonaligned
School: No school entered.
City: titusville State/Province: fl
Country: usa
Area of science: Genetics
ID: 873543471.Ge

Message:

We rescued an 6-8 week old kitten. She has 3 toes on each front paw
Two of her nails are fused together and do not retract, the other single nail 
retracts normally.  As we found this kitten we have no background information on 
her.  She is healthy and normal in every way except the toe-nails.  Is this an 
inherited trait or a mutation?

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