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Are Darrians and humans the same species?

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King Midas

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I missed almost all of the discussions and flamewars of the last forty years, so I'm betting my question has been "discussed" to conclusion. What is the consensus?
See, reading up on Darrian biology, their hips are different from Terran humaniti, and they have a twelve month gestation cycle. Presuming other non cosmetic differences, are offspring viable?
"Well yeah, since most 3I era Darrians can claim Turkish ancestry." Which isn't what I mean. Do I have to rewrite Darrian biology to make them compatible with humans?
 
King Midas said:
"Well yeah, since most 3I era Darrians can claim Turkish ancestry." Which isn't what I mean. Do I have to rewrite Darrian biology to make them compatible with humans?
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mike wightman said:
No, they could interbreed with Terrans just fine.
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So do modern Darrians have a nine month gestation cycle, a twelve month one, or does it vary based on the ethnicity of the mother and father?

"Mom was going through an experimental phase. My fraternal twin is half Swordworlder, I'm half Zho."
 
King Midas said:
are offspring viable?
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I don't remember where, but ITTR having read somewhere, probably on some article about the Solomani Hypotesis or the Anciens that Vilani (and latter Terrans too) had always wondered where did all those interfertile humans in other stars came from (and I specifically remember the use of the word).

So, yes, I udnerstand all human subspecies are interfertile among them, even if not directly.

And with this "not directly" I mean there may be other problems, as, to put en example, it would be if you try to breed a chihuahua dog with a great dane... Yet, through more average sized descendants they may have fertile offspring.

Condottiere said:
Half elves.

Half orcs.
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I've alwas thought that, in current technical terms, that would make humans, elves and orcs subgroups the same specie...
 
McPerth said:
I don't remember where, but ITTR having read somewhere, probably on some article about the Solomani Hypotesis or the Anciens that Vilani (and latter Terrans too) had always wondered where did all those interfertile humans in other stars came from (and I specifically remember the use of the word).

So, yes, I udnerstand all human subspecies are interfertile among them, even if not directly.

And with this "not directly" I mean there may be other problems, as, to put en example, it would be if you try to breed a chihuahua dog with a great dane... Yet, through more average sized descendants they may have fertile offspring.
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Yeah, that's where I was coming from. I probably should have thought more about the title of the thread. But hey, I wanted to discuss the whole concept, and we're getting discussion.

Could a Darrian mother carry a half Zho, Vilani, or Terran to term? Or would her biology prevent it - like the dog paring above. (It just wouldn't be fitting :LOL:) Obviously, in universe, the problem isn't a problem. However, I'm OCD enough to ponder things like this. Like the recessive gene mentioned above: Darrian pediatrician, "Congratulations! You're having twins! One will be born seven months from now, the other in ten." :oops:
It may be a tiny thing, but we've got thirty page threads about the thrust of fictional M-drives.:p
 
McPerth said:
And with this "not directly" I mean there may be other problems, as, to put en example, it would be if you try to breed a chihuahua dog with a great dane... Yet, through more average sized descendants they may have fertile offspring.
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It's a trope:
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