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 Type O and Used Basic Bioware, Once again Seach Fu + Me = no good |
 Jun 14 2008, 07:19 AM
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Moving Target  Group: Members Posts: 210 Joined: 6-January 06 Member No.: 8,137  |
QUOTE (FrankTrollman @ Jun 13 2008, 04:34 PM)  The vast majority of genetic types are incompatible with being a magician. Only 1-2% of the population are full magicians, and straight clones have a decent chance of being full magicians if their original was one (meaning that it's multifactorial and developmental). Even a generous assessment would mean that no more than 10% of the entire world has the genetic makeup to potentially awaken into a full magician. That a particular cell line known specifically for having less proteins than other metahumans would happen to not fall into that category is in no way surprising. -Frank Sure it is, Type O doesn't have less proteins in general they just have less marker proteins on the surface of their cells. Since magic IIRC correctly is driven by special awakened genes the mundane marker genes shouldn't affect it. In fact being type O probably wouldn't be correlated with any other set of characteristica than being the universal donor. |
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Jun 14 2008, 03:37 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,382 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Shadowland Member No.: 8,297 |
QUOTE (Kerberos @ Jun 14 2008, 03:19 AM) Sure it is, Type O doesn't have less proteins in general they just have less marker proteins on the surface of their cells. Since magic IIRC correctly is driven by special awakened genes the mundane marker genes shouldn't affect it. In fact being type O probably wouldn't be correlated with any other set of characteristica than being the universal donor. I think that Frank was merely pointing out that two small groups don't often overlap in a larger population sample. Actually, the idea that they don't is the default assumption. When the two groups do overlap, that is surprising. Take a large high school for example (I am thinking US as I have no experience with other systems). The student body could number in the thousands while the number of football players is most likely limited to 100. The marching band may well consist of 200 students. These are two small groups but I would be surprised if there were a football player who also participated in the marching band. |
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Jun 14 2008, 04:32 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,069 Joined: 19-July 07 From: Oakland CA Member No.: 12,309 |
You point is valid but the example is bad, as those two groups are explicitly mutually exclusive. just swap one group out with student council and your golden
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Jun 14 2008, 06:35 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,382 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Shadowland Member No.: 8,297 |
QUOTE (WeaverMount @ Jun 14 2008, 12:32 PM) You point is valid but the example is bad, as those two groups are explicitly mutually exclusive. just swap one group out with student council and your golden Not exactly. There was a guy in our region growing up that did both. He marched in his football uniform, minus the shoulder pads. I almost pulled the same stunt but settled for concert band and pep band (basketball). |
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