8 Mar
2001
8 Mar
'01
7:10 p.m.
Neil re cloned Auronar:
I've even hinted that clone might be haploid, with only half the full set of chromosomes, but I'm not sure if that's biologically feasible. Though apparently it works for frogs.
I don't see why not. Though my guesstimate would be that haploids would naturally be smaller (dunno why), this could no doubt be got round by suitable growth hormone &c implants. Or indeed by a certain amount of engineering at the DNA level such that appropriate genes were overexpressed.
Tavia