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	[[Discworld (world)\|Discworld]] genetics are not purely particulate. It is not rare that more than bits of little thingies called chromosomes are passed on to descendants. The exemplary case study is [[Susan Sto Helit]], [[Death]]'s granddaughter. Death has the ability to walk through walls and doors, be invisible, and do things outside of the mainstream time. Death's adopted daughter, [[Ysabell]], didn't seem to have these abilities. Death's rather short-term apprentice, [[Mort]], had these abilities while he was on the job. Mort and Ysabell (who were both otherwise ordinary humans) went back to the normal world, married, and had a daughter Susan. Susan automatically has all of these abilities except for when she deliberately tries to forget them; it required no learning or practice whatsoever.		[[Discworld (world)\|Discworld]] genetics are not purely particulate. It is not rare that more than bits of little thingies called chromosomes are passed on to descendants. The exemplary case study is [[Susan Sto Helit]], [[Death]]'s granddaughter. Death has the ability to walk through walls and doors, be invisible, and do things outside of the mainstream time. Death's adopted daughter, [[Ysabell]], didn't seem to have these abilities. Death's rather short-term apprentice, [[Mort]], had these abilities while he was on the job. Mort and Ysabell (who were both otherwise ordinary humans) went back to the normal world, married, and had a daughter Susan. Susan automatically has all of these abilities except for when she deliberately tries to forget them; it required no learning or practice whatsoever.

	The wizards of [[Unseen University]] have also dabbled in genetics, using magic to crossbreed a pea and a fruit fly. The result was a green thing that flew. It led a short, sad life before being eaten by a vegetarian spider.		The wizards of [[Unseen University]], in particular Professor [[Catbury]], have also dabbled in genetics, using magic to crossbreed a pea and a fruit fly. The result was a green thing that flew. It led a short, sad life before being eaten by a vegetarian spider.

	The [[God of Evolution]] briefly experimented with genetics ({{TLC}}) by trying to replace the soggy bit of a cow with the inflammable bit of an oak tree (to make it easier for his followers to sacrifice/burn cows), but ended up with a bush that squirted milk.		The [[God of Evolution]] briefly experimented with genetics ({{TLC}}) by trying to replace the soggy bit of a cow with the inflammable bit of an oak tree (to make it easier for his followers to sacrifice/burn cows), but ended up with a bush that squirted milk.

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[[Discworld (world)|Discworld]] genetics are not purely particulate. It is not rare that more than bits of little thingies called chromosomes are passed on to descendants. The exemplary case study is [[Susan Sto Helit]], [[Death]]'s granddaughter. Death has the ability to walk through walls and doors, be invisible, and do things outside of the mainstream time. Death's adopted daughter, [[Ysabell]], didn't seem to have these abilities. Death's rather short-term apprentice, [[Mort]], had these abilities while he was on the job. Mort and Ysabell (who were both otherwise ordinary humans) went back to the normal world, married, and had a daughter Susan. Susan automatically has all of these abilities except for when she deliberately tries to forget them; it required no learning or practice whatsoever.

The wizards of [[Unseen University]] have also dabbled in genetics, using magic to crossbreed a pea and a fruit fly. The result was a green thing that flew. It led a short, sad life before being eaten by a vegetarian spider.

The [[God of Evolution]] briefly experimented with genetics ({{TLC}}) by trying to replace the soggy bit of a cow with the inflammable bit of an oak tree (to make it easier for his followers to sacrifice/burn cows), but ended up with a bush that squirted milk.

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