15 DNA Strands

[kid_apocalypse]

So, I'm curious about something. I've heard there're dinosaurs like what we saw at Isla Sorna at Lastlook? Are they clones too? I'm just...I've never met another clone before, so I'm kinda curious. In hindsight, I feel kinda bad for giving a few of them the pounding that I did.

[Filtered to The (EMH) Doctor]

Hey Doc, do you have a few minutes? I wanted to ask you about some medical stuff.

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Evan

[simulatedmedic]

Of course. What do you need help with?

Doctor

[kid_apocalypse]

Well...uhh...I don't know if you were with us on Isla Sorna or not, but...I learned some things about the dinosaurs there. I read that...when they cloned the dinosaurs, they had to mutate them because of parts of the DNA strand degrading due to age, so they had to mix in amphibian DNA in order to make a complete strand. Is...there any way to test for this sort of thing in humans?

Evan

[simulatedmedic]

Yes. It would be easy if I had access to Voyager's Sickbay, my Tricorder isn't enough to detect anything other than the most obvious changes in a creature's genetic structure.

I may be able to figure something out, given enough time, however Federation law prohibits me from altering the genetics of species other than to restore them to their correct coding, amending a life-threatening condition or disease, or simple cosmetic surgery. If this is the root of your query, I'm afraid I would have to decline.

Doctor

[kid_apocalypse]

Oh no, it's nothing like that. I...only found out that I was a clone a little while before I came here. The man who cloned me had his reasons for doing it, but...I wanna know if he...did anything...to change me, you know?

Evan

[simulatedmedic]

Well, that would be a simple case of comparing a strand of your DNA with a sample from the host being. Again, something simple if I were on Voyager