Sonic Hedgehog Gene

Discover Kristin's journey of a unique graduation present to myself that blends art and genetics.

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Kristin writes, "This was a graduation present to myself. It came to me during a genetics lecture and I got it done 3 years later. It goes ankle to mid thigh. I'm a geneticist now and LOVE it. Genetics stole my heart. P.s. It codes for a snippet of an exon from the sonic the hedgehog gene."

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