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The genetics of vampires have been discussed many times in our various communities.
I hope to help clarify some of the possibilities of the genetic theory for vampirism.
There are many vampires who believe we come from the Nephilim, Aliens, or various
godlike figures such as Caine, Lilith, Set or Osiris. All of these have one
common theme: A line of descent from one or more progenitors to present day
vampires. A line of descent implies a genetic reason for vampirism. This doesn't
rule out other reasons such as environmental or spiritual, but does indicate
at least one part of vampirism is genetic.
If vampirism is genetic it has to be recessive. By this I mean that it is carried
from generation to generation through a recessive gene as opposed to a dominant
one. All genes come in pairs. These can be dominant/dominant, dominant/recessive,
or recessive/recessive. Dominant genes always overpower the recessive ones.
As such, a dominant feature (due to a dominant gene) is much more common to
have as opposed to a recessive one. For more information on this, consult an
upper level high school book on biology.
More specifically to humans and vampires:
If we make H = Dominant Human Gene
and we make v = Recessive Vampire Gene
How would a vampire be created through genetics? Let us explore the possibilities:
A man and a woman have children. The man and the woman have the possibility
of the following gene combinations:
HH = Totally Human
Hv = Human but a carrier of the recessive vampire gene
vv = Totally Vampire
Let us now take 5 different couples:
Couple 1 is HH and HH (both parents are human)
Couple 2 is HH and Hv (one parent is human the other is a carrier of vampire
DNA)
Couple 3 is HH and vv (one parent is human the other is a vampire)
Couple 4 is Hv and vv (one parent is a carrier of vampire DNA the other is
a vampire)
Couple 5 is vv and vv (both parents are vampires)
(There are some areas of genetics that are only passed by one sex or the other.
For now, we will go with the idea that vampirism can be carried and passed by
both men and women. As such the sex of the above couples is irrelevant.)
Now, let us see the offspring of each couple:
Couple 1 (HH and HH) would have the following offspring:
1stH + 1stH = Totally human
1stH + 2ndH = Totally human
2ndH + 1stH = Totally human
2ndH + 2ndH = Totally human
Here we see that totally human parents have a 100% chance of producing
a totally human offspring.
Couple 2 (HH and Hv) would have the following offspring:
1stH + H = Totally human
1stH + v = Human who is a Carrier of Vampire DNA
2ndH + H = Totally human
2ndH + v = Human who is a Carrier of Vampire DNA
Here we see that this couple would have a 50% chance of producing totally
human offspring and 50% chance of producing a human who is a carrier for
vampire DNA
Couple 3 (HH and vv) would have the following offspring:
1stH + 1stv = Human who is a Carrier of Vampire DNA
1stH + 2ndv = Human who is a Carrier of Vampire DNA
2ndH + 1stv = Human who is a Carrier of Vampire DNA
2ndH + 2ndv = Human who is a Carrier of Vampire DNA
This couple has a 100% chance of producing a Human who is a carrier of
vampire DNA
Couple 4 (Hv and vv) would have the following offspring:
H + 1stv = Human who is a Carrier of Vampire DNA
H + 2ndv = Human who is a Carrier of Vampire DNA
v + 1stv = Vampire
v + 2ndv = Vampire
This couple has a 50% chance of producing a carrier for vampire DNA and
a 50% chance for producing a real vampire.
Couple 5 (vv and vv) would have the following offspring:
1stv + 1stv = Vampire
1stv + 2ndv = Vampire
2ndv + 1stv = Vampire
2ndv + 2ndv = Vampire
This couple has a 100% chance of producing a vampire.
In summary we have the following potentials:
Couple 1: 100% Human
Couple 2: 50% Human, 50% Carrier
Couple 3: 100% Carrier
Couple 4: 50% Vampire, 50% Carrier
Couple 5: 100% Vampire
I would now like to address the three main types of vampires we seem to encounter:
- Vampires who know what they are virtually from birth
- Vampires who awaken themselves later on in life (usually around puberty)
- Vampires who must be awakened (often said to be turned) by others
I would like to suggest that those who are products of Couple 5 are much more
likely to know what they are from birth. Those who are products of Couple 4
are more likely to self-Awaken later on in life. Those who are carriers, which
can be from Couple 2, 3 or 4 are the ones that many call Latent Vampires, or
those who are 'turned' by other vampires already Awakened. These Latent Vampires
can also self-Awaken but are much less likely too in comparison to offspring
with both recessive vampire genes as opposed to one recessive one.
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