[HPforGrownups] Magic and genetics (wasRe: The Mauraders' Generation)
Pyros Wife
tayla_gangrel at yahoo.com
Tue Feb 1 21:53:18 UTC 2005
No: HPFGUIDX 123670
Hannah:
So I guess we have to assume that the Muggle-born wizards/witches
are the result of a new mutation in the 'magic' gene. As most half-
bloods are magical, it wouldn't make sense for the gene to be
recessive. Of course, there's also the possibility of multiple
genes being involved, or of imprinting... or just that
it's 'magic.' I find the genetics of magic one of things in HP that
it's better not to think about too much!
Tayla:
Let's not assume much of anything, because, in Muggles, the wizarding trait would have to be a recessive trait. Let's not forget that the WW had been marrying Muggles for at least a thousand years, during that time, the wizarding gene could have been hidden deep within many muggles. That would account (and I wouldn't put it past JKR to make us think about the blending effect that it would have with RL) for "Muggles" studying things like...telepathy, telekensis, pyrokensis, etc. Several instances where something extraordinary gets out of control, not much power, but enough for that recessive wizarding gene to show itsself. Muggles study it and try to understand it, but they can't because it's MAGIC!
Food for thought if I wasn't being confusing.
Tayla
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