Thread: GURPS Uplift
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Old 05-19-2011, 08:58 AM   #47
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Basically, a computer that randomizes the sperm/eggs of the Norruhk children, so that while they have a small population, they carry within them enough genetic variation to retain viability.
I forget the figure, but the "computers" (really, specialized artificial gonad extensions) would store the DNA of many thousands of individuals. The gland-extension would randomly create a haploid (?) set for sperm or eggs based on these, then hand them off to the original equipment for creating the actual cells.

This would be a very handy thing for biological colonists (and their livestock) in any setting!
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