Scott Schultz wrote: > In our real-world genetics, you can't mix man and frog, and Um, this is no longer strictly true. Take a look at research dealing with so-called "transgenic" organisms. The current state of the art allows us to take a gene or sequence of genes from one creature and implant it into another, even across Kingdom boundaries from animal to plant. So if one wanted to "mix man and frog" it could certainly be done. > even if you managed it you wouldn't get a frog-man. That's just terminology. If I bear genes derived from those of a frog and those genes are physically expressed in some way, I might still consider myself a man but someone else might have a different opinion. > In fantasy magic-based > genetics,though, the magic is the hand-waving mechanism that lets you > achieve whatever result it is you want to achieve. You just accept that it's > "magical" and move on. Well... Back to Arthur C. Clarke we are, eh? Ribbet. -- Frank Mayhar frank at exit.com http://www.exit.com/ Exit Consulting http://www.gpsclock.com/ http://www.exit.com/blog/frank/