I was thinking about this while we’ve been doing the Khan memes.

La’an is a descendent of Khan, meaning she has genetically augmented DNA.

If Una had a kid and didn’t augment that kid’s DNA further, could that kid legally be in Starfleet?

Is there a “as long as your own personal DNA wasn’t augmented, you can be in Starfleet?” Because that doesn’t make much sense to me.

  • NegativeNullM
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    211 days ago

    Would any of Una’s augments pass down?

    • Flying SquidOPM
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      111 days ago

      Her DNA has been altered, right? They would have to.

      • hallettj
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        1111 days ago

        Not necessarily - real gene therapies that are in use now are carefully designed so that modifications are not inherited. For example, Casgevy which targets blood stem cells to treat sickle cell anemia. Because the treatment is limited to specific types of cells modifications don’t get into the germ line.

      • @boraca
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        211 days ago

        Depends if they altered her eggs too. It’s a different story with dudes, who produce gametes for all their lives, as opposed to women, who are born with all the gametes they will have.

        • Flying SquidOPM
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          111 days ago

          Wouldn’t they have augmented her in vitro rather than wait until any natural development took place?

          • @boraca
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            210 days ago

            The augmentations by Illyrians happen in-utero.

            • Flying SquidOPM
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              110 days ago

              Did they say that? I guess I missed that in the show.