> > >I don't see Aliera being that much beyond Mendel in genetics - e.g., >Dragaerans aren't anywhere near being able to change their bodies from >one house to another or we would have heard all about it in Jhereg and >elsewhere. > I disagree, in one of the books she talks about isolating a new dragon line recessive. As a person who's work revolves around genetics, i will tell you that whether Steven knows it or not (i have not clue as to his genetics background) such statements imply a rather advanced knowledge of genetics. It is rather involved to identify line or lineage specific markers especially when they are recessive.