An interesting thought...

[x_maker]

How many of us have at least one parent who is also a mutant?

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[x-aerial.livejournal.com]

Do you even need to ask that for me?

[x-forge.livejournal.com]

You and the Queen are actually a curious pair there. Second (at least) generation mutants, neither of whom exhibit powers similar to each other or your parents.

On the other hand, Terry pretty much has the exact same mutation as her father, as I understand it.

Do we know anyone else who had two mutant parents?

[x-aerial.livejournal.com]

Third generation. At least, that's all that we can confirm as a fact.

[x-tarot.livejournal.com]

Neither of my parents are. Thank goodness.

I would say that had it not been for my mutation, I may have inherited a tendency to mental disorders from my mother.

[x-forge.livejournal.com]

May have?

[x-tarot.livejournal.com]

It is not possible to diagnose me, because, from what I was told by Dr. MacTaggart, the changes in my brain chemistry and activity could be an indication of a mental illness, or a side-effect of my precognition, or both.

[x-forge.livejournal.com]

That's an interesting thought - historically, early manifestations of psionic or precognitive ability would probably have been seen as demonic possession or some kind of inherently evil ability back in the dark ages before technology and reason.

[x-tarot.livejournal.com]

In the days of technology and reason, my mother still thinks I am Jeanne d'Arc reincarnate.

[x-forge.livejournal.com]

Your mother is a Catholic that believes in reincarnation?

[x-tarot.livejournal.com]

Jeanne d'Arc is a Saint, so I think she believes that I am just possesed of her spirit. I try not to ask her questions about it. It took me two weeks to convince her that Jamie was not Jesus.

[x-forge.livejournal.com]

...I wonder what the nutritional value of Jamie-duped loaves and fishes would be. Can he do that? I mean, his dupes always had clothes and stuff.

[x-tarot.livejournal.com]

My mother saw him dupe a tunafish sandwich. He said it made his stomach very unhappy.

[x-rahne.livejournal.com]

I do not know who my biological parents were.

...

On reflection, maybe I should look into that.

[x-bamf.livejournal.com]

My mother is. My father is most definitely not.

[x-forge.livejournal.com]

And you definitely don't share any power-specific traits with your mother, either.

[xp_daytripper]

They're both blue, tho'...

[x-mirage.livejournal.com]

I only know of one other blue mutant. and she's female. curious.

not too many oddly colored mutants in general. Clarice, Artie, Kurt...

[x-traction.livejournal.com]

I have one that I know of, don't know about the other. Mutations don't appear related at all, since that's what you seem to be interested in.

[x-forge.livejournal.com]

Well, it's a curiosity. I was reading through one of the Friends of Humanity websites, and perusing a particular essay from an "expert in the field" who's trying to use Mendellian genetics to show how mutants will eventually replace humans as the majority of the population.

It's obvious that two baseline humans can produce a mutant child. That's most of us.

A mutant and a human can produce mutant children, or baseline humans like Dani's son Billy.

I wonder if there's ever been a case of two mutants producing a baseline human child. Because if not, then mathematically, assuming equal rates of reproduction among mutants and humans, it's completely possible that in time, mutants will outnumber non-mutants.

Of course, assuming a 25-year generation, we're looking at a timeline of centuries.

[x-pressive.livejournal.com]

an "expert in the field" who's trying to use Mendellian genetics

And there's your problem right there. Even I know that Punnett Squares aren't going to explain heredity of the mutation.

[x-forge.livejournal.com]

My thought exactly. And so far as I can figure it, the numbers are still on the side of mutation as an incredible rarity. Sure, the likelihood of having a mutant child is higher if one of the parents is also a mutant, but it's not a guarantee.

Now we just have to convince the FoH that we're not trying to use Marius to breed homo sapiens out of existence.

[x-pressive.livejournal.com]

It's the same bullshit that they spout when they want creationism "intelligent design" taught in science class. It's all a purposeful misunderstanding of how it all works.

And for the record, neither of my parents are mutants.

[x-emplate.livejournal.com]

It is not I the FOH should be worried about. The three spawn of one Cartier St. Croix to have reached the appropriate age of manifestation have, indeed, manifested. Perhaps this would be worrying if not for the fact that the current quality of mutations imply at least a 2 in 3 chance the FOH need only wait for the bloodline to implode.

[x-wildchild.livejournal.com]

One of mine's not. The other one I dunno.

[xp_daytripper]

Neither of mine were, from what Stefan tells me. And I'm the only mutant of the three blood-related siblings.

[x-cable.livejournal.com]

Both my parents were mutants.

My Dad's a mutant

[x-wallflower-.livejournal.com]

With a power similar to my own even.

[x-legion.livejournal.com]

One of my parents was a psi.

[x-cable.livejournal.com]

Chalk up yet more evidence for psi breeding true.

[x-legion.livejournal.com]

Maybe the same branch, anyway. Ray's seem to be about the same as yours, but mine's a little broader than the point of origin.

[x-roulette.livejournal.com]

As far as I know, I am the only mutant in a vast, continent-spanning famiglia. No one on either my Mom's side or my Dad's side is one, to my knowledge.

[x-wasp.livejournal.com]

I know my dad isn't. Don't know about my mom, but if she was she sure never told my dad.

[x-skin.livejournal.com]

What Jan said, but the other way round. I don't remember my dad having any powers, and Mom's never said anything.

[x-m.livejournal.com]

Neither of my parents are, but my grandfather on my mother's side is. Teleporter, in fact. I'm not sure if anyone else on mum's side is, but. And Cartier clearly has something weird going on with his DNA. I swear, he'll go mad if the twins manifest.

[x-jeangrey.livejournal.com]

Neither of my parents are, but both my niece and nephew test x-factor positive, although they've not manifested.

[x-foliate.livejournal.com]

Neither of our parents are/were, but almost all of my siblings are.

Not sure how that one works. Want to find out?

[x-forge.livejournal.com]

Does this process involve systematically throwing all your siblings off a roof and seeing who develops mutant abilities?