No human DNA found in human-faced goat


The carcass of the kid that possesses unusually human-like features.

PUTRAJAYA: The Veterinary Services Department has confirmed that there was no human deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) found in a kid with human-like features in Kota Tinggi, Johor.

Its director-general Datuk Dr Kamarudin Md Isa said the goat had died in the womb and its strange features were caused by a genetic abnormality.

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