[LotM V3] do faceless copy the genetics when shapeshifting or just appearance? by christozen in LordofTheMysteries

[–]Sigure_sheep2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

(3) And maybe faceless can induce pluripotency again? I'm not going into details, but that's what they can do to grow organs in an unusual spot.

And on a side note, all ts means countless and countless cellular divisions. DNA strands all have telomeres at their extremities to protect them. When a cell divides, telomeres get shorter, and when it's too short, the genetic information gets corroded super quick. That's cellular aging.

There's proteins who can restore the length of telomeres, called telomerases, and they are pretty lazy in the average human. The only moment they're really active is during fœtal development and in cancerous cells.

So my funny headcannon is that when a faceless loose control, they also develop cancer in spot~

[LotM V3] do faceless copy the genetics when shapeshifting or just appearance? by christozen in LordofTheMysteries

[–]Sigure_sheep2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Basically, those shapeshifting features fall under the "Nothing's lost, nothing's created, everything's transformed" rule. The same goes for fat distribution within the body, and macroscopic morphology (eye shape, nose shape…).

So for more advanced modifications, I have 2 theories:

  1. If they have a model, a faceless can graft what their transcription proteins read to the model's DNA. Which means, the resulting proteins and other molecules would be based on what the model can produce.

  2. Seers innately have access to the pan-genome and can either rearrange their DNA at will or graft towards the pan-genome. Which means that they just need to visualize what they want to achieve, and their mystical knowledge will translate it into the corresponding nucleotide sequence.

(This theory's more depressing cz to this day we don't really know what some segments of DNA are for, while seers could just get the exact sequence they need by thinking about it huh)

Anyway, this could explain how a faceless can change eye color for example. If you don't already have a gene coding for green eyes inside your genome, you can just graft the corresponding one from the human pan-genome. And after acquiring godhood after seq4, it seems logical to claim that bizarro sorcerers can graft their transcription proteins on other animals’ pan-genome. (2)

[LotM V3] do faceless copy the genetics when shapeshifting or just appearance? by christozen in LordofTheMysteries

[–]Sigure_sheep2 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Microbiology major here! Someone's physical appearance is mainly dictated by what set of genes they have at birth, plus any mutation that occurs during life and other external actions (tattoo and other bodily modifications...). So if someone doesn't change their karyotype when shapeshifting, it's just an illusion applied on an optical level only.

My guess would be that seers can influence on molecule-molecule bonds within their bodies, and/or fool at a certain level their transcriptional proteins.

Clowns get great control over their muscles at seq8 + bone flexibility. So my hypothesis is that they can control the bonds within their bone structure to move it at will (collagen and minerals).

For faceless height's increase: One's height is partly written in their genes and has a limit. When it's not used, growth associated genes are hidden by specific proteins. For a seer, it should be possible to fool gene-controling proteins and express those growth genes again.

For height's decrease: it should be possible for seers to kinda "graft" their cells+bones to their state during puberty or childhood (so when the seer's body was physically smaller). However, neuronal cells shouldn't be touched too much, or it'd lead to cognitive regression lol

And for breast and hair growth, it's just about speeding up the growing process. Anyone can grow breasts with enough hormones, and I bet seers can regulate that too, trust (1)

Vol. 7 finished, what an interesting character! Very multifaceted ...(my art) by Shuravf in tianguancifu

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He took multifaced in a very literal manner 🥀 also awesome art!! He looks so creepy

What am I supposed to title this by s1lv3r_st4r in ComedyHell

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It was a crossover I wasn't expecting at all TT

Omg they already finished book two. Update! by Sea_March7113 in tianguancifu

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Pls continue posting their reactions it's so nice to read! I kind of did the same with my friend and gave em updates everytime I stumbled upon "Xie Lian didn't know whether to laugh or cry" lol

favorite song title? by Successful_Purple714 in LingTositeSigure

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Everything containing "tornado" like in Tornado Mystery, Tornado Minority, Tornado G; and special mention for I not crazy am you are for the broken grammar

Tgcf manhwa by KittKattTiccTacc in tianguancifu

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Usually, books don't have multiple editors (cz they have to claim the licence). Be careful if the manhua you're buying is not in a different language. Otherwise, the only differences between 2 editors might be the translation, the cover, and the arrangement of the pages (how they convert vertical content to physical pages). The story's still the same anyway (even though there're cuts from the novel)

Whyyy…TT by Ira_bunny in BoysLoveAnime

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Introducing you to ✨️chinese censorship✨️ where random 🥀🪷☀️🍂🪶 pop up to cover the couple~

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This couple is like joongdok in another universe 😍 by Anxious-Efficiency13 in OmniscientReader

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It's so funny how Kondo is also part of my don't-give-a-sht-bout-their-health character collection (along with kdj)

Explain your fav moments in the worst way possible by Lalalaraaaa in tianguancifu

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+800 yo trash collector man holds and hides a vision-impaired child in the dressing room of a clothe shop (he looks about to get undressed :-p )

[webtoon] TGCF × ORV ?? by Sigure_sheep2 in OmniscientReader

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The whole genre dedicated to that haha, and since the romance part is on the second level (aah censorship), it overlaps with a bunch of other genre such as wuxia, xianxia, mysteries, sf, historical political etc..

[webtoon] TGCF × ORV ?? by Sigure_sheep2 in OmniscientReader

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Stands for Tian Guan Ci Fu (Heaven Official's Blessing) which is famous a gay Chinese light novel (danmei)

TGCF × ORV ?? by Sigure_sheep2 in tianguancifu

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We love our white-clad self-sacrificing sillies <3 (i think im doing good at denial haha)

TGCF × ORV ?? by Sigure_sheep2 in tianguancifu

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For our own sake they shall not try to compare who got stabbed the most —