| Genetic Pattern Matching (• • • • Life) Technocracy: Progenitors 43 |
| The Genegineer can add entire sections of preexisting genetic code to
another species. Example: Adding to a human woman's DNA the
sequences that permit a certain type of amphibian to reproduce asexually
(parthenogenesis). This would allow the woman to give birth to a
child that would be an exact genetic duplicate of herself -- basically a
natural cloning process. Aside from the mad scientist aspects, this effect also permits a Progenitor to adapt someone to a hostile environment. An agent doing undercover work in a cold climate might be altered to grow fur all over his body, or someone working underwater might have seal, dolphin or whale DNA added to his own, allowing him to dive for longer periods, resist cold water and ignore the crushing pressures of the depths. This effect also allows the completion of fragmentary sequences using current DNA for templates, or the juxtaposing of fragments with other fragments of the same species. Thus, an extinct species' DNA could be recreated and the samples used to grow specimens in a clone tank (a la Jurassic Park). |