So fun thing I was working on earlier this month on my writing for my OC universe and characters. It's still in rough draft, but if anyone knowledgeable in microbiology or biology wish to add any tips to help flesh out this conceptual "alien life form" study, feel free to add your insights, I'm eager to read your thoughts and willing to discuss to find a way to incorporate them! #CreativeWriting #SciFi #Fiction
@PaganMother While having more DNA can lead to more successful varieties and combos (think many compatible versions of the species that don't necessarily look alike), and such repair mechanisms can cover for a lot of issues, when things go wrong ,they can go spectacularly wrong.
A ten note chord can sound nice or it can sound like someone sitting on the keyboard.
One idea could be ring species: A can breed with B, B can breed with C, but and and C are not compatible.
@PaganMother Not really related but it made me think of a weird species of salamander that while only female and mates with males of other species, they'll only take "useful" genes from the males and retain their species defining genes, and only have female offspring. Kleptogenesis is the term
@sheseala That's awesome! Huh, I might use a bit of that for the concept!
@sheseala But with the way their DNA structure is designed, they are able to pass on basically a "how to survive" guide encoded in the DNA itself as a form of genetic memory, which is one of the reasons why they carry so much information in their DNA. Least how I would explain it anyway.