hieleke
Mar 9 2004, 07:48 PM
Just wondering;
Do all different kinds of metahumans have the same DNA-structure??
i.e. can you tell if someone is human or orc by performing a DNA-test??
Nikoli
Mar 9 2004, 07:49 PM
All life as we understand it, in SR, has the same DNA structure, that is, same compoennts make up the chains. And yes, a DNA test could determine the Meta type of the person, or species, such as parazoolgical
hieleke
Mar 9 2004, 07:50 PM
thanks for the quick answer!!
Method
Mar 10 2004, 01:59 AM
DNA structure and DNA sequence are two different things. As Nikoli has indicated DNA only has one structure really. It is a specific type of molecule and if its structure were different it wouldn't be DNA. The sequences encoded in a DNA molecule are what changes from person to person. A genetic test could detect the specific sequence that codes for a metahuman phenotype, but only if they have already determined which gene that is and its sequence. I am willing to bet that has been done by 2063 in SR.
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