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Androgynes were fairly common before the war and immediately afterwards. The reason why they are rarely seen today is not hard to figure out. | Androgynes were fairly common before the war and immediately afterwards. The reason why they are rarely seen today is not hard to figure out. | ||
- | However, they didn't all simply die out. Once the patent lawyers back on Earth had been nuked out of existence, androgynes could be cloned and their offspring could be genetically tweaked to come out as normal males or females (or hermaphrodites). Thus, it's possible that a fair number of today' | + | However, they didn't all simply die out. Once the patent lawyers back on Earth had been nuked out of existence, androgynes could be cloned and their offspring could be genetically tweaked to come out as normal males or females (or hermaphrodites). Thus, it's possible that a fair number of today' |
Although androgynes lack sex organs and cannot have children in the normal way, it is not impossible for them to produce offspring. They can be cloned, and the clone implanted in a host mother. Also, androgyne cells can be converted medically into haploid cells and used to fertilize a female cell, so androgynes can effectively become fathers. | Although androgynes lack sex organs and cannot have children in the normal way, it is not impossible for them to produce offspring. They can be cloned, and the clone implanted in a host mother. Also, androgyne cells can be converted medically into haploid cells and used to fertilize a female cell, so androgynes can effectively become fathers. | ||
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As for the androgyne characters: they have no sex organs, either male or female. They usually have strong constitutions and immune systems. They can occur in almost any recom species. Their build can vary somewhat, especially in muscular development, | As for the androgyne characters: they have no sex organs, either male or female. They usually have strong constitutions and immune systems. They can occur in almost any recom species. Their build can vary somewhat, especially in muscular development, | ||
- | Mentally, androgynes are surprisingly normal. They tend to be cheerful and energetic (it's that 10%+ metabolic bonus), and they can also be affectionate, | + | Mentally, androgynes are surprisingly normal. They tend to be cheerful and energetic (it's that 10%+ metabolic bonus), and they can also be affectionate, |
Androgynes remain fairly uncommon among the population. However, they never seem to disappear completely. Some recoms are born as androgynes due to genetic mischance. If their condition is not identified and corrected by the early embryonic state of development, | Androgynes remain fairly uncommon among the population. However, they never seem to disappear completely. Some recoms are born as androgynes due to genetic mischance. If their condition is not identified and corrected by the early embryonic state of development, | ||
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