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#145
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izaya (04/30/2012) [-] I guess bending ability is Dominant as it is more often present than absent.
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commontroll (04/30/2012) [-] I don't think it's genetic. Korra's parents weren't benders, and Soka was supposedly able to waterbend, but never learned how to do it, because he never focused on who he was out of fear. I think all people in their world are able to bend, but have something keeping them from doing it mentally.
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commontroll (04/30/2012) [-] Well, think about it. Bending in the show is a very spiritual and self discovering process. I don't think everybody can discover it in themselves, but I do think that they all have the capability of doing it physically, I just think there's a subconscious thing in it.
Either way, it's certainly not genetic because there are too many contradictions. If it's recessive, and that's why Katara can bend, but nobody else can in her family, she would have two recessive genes, as would Aang, because he's also a bender. That would mean there's no way for their child to not be able to bend, unless there were also specific genes for the type of bending. Which is possible, but unlikely.
Either way, it's certainly not genetic because there are too many contradictions. If it's recessive, and that's why Katara can bend, but nobody else can in her family, she would have two recessive genes, as would Aang, because he's also a bender. That would mean there's no way for their child to not be able to bend, unless there were also specific genes for the type of bending. Which is possible, but unlikely.
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amaezin (04/30/2012) [-] You also have to take into account that each bender's eyes (genetic) are related to their bending. Earth has green eyes, Air has brown eyes, Water has bright blue, Fire has yellow. Also, the bending seemed to stay within the same area, you know, where families are. Back in these days, moving to other lands was hard. So people stayed in their tribes. Genetic is the best solution I think.
TL;DR Bender sex makes Benders!
TL;DR Bender sex makes Benders!
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izaya (04/30/2012) [-] Mostly right but wrong TL;DR, Bender sex truly makes bender kids but not always as we see in the case of Aang's three children. two of them are benders and one is non bender, which must be the genes of Katara's parents, at least I don't think there were non-benders on Aang's side.
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N. Korean citizen (04/30/2012) [-]
Katara doesn't have a non-bender gene, unless it's recessive. In that case we can then assume that the bending trait would be dominant, otherwise she would be a non-bender. If Katara has a recessive non-bending trait and she passed that on to her child, then Aang would also have to pass on a non-bending trait in order for that child to be incapable of bending. This means that Aang's at least one of Aang's parents must be incapable of bending, assuming avatars have normal genes and such.
If we assume that the bending trait is dominant, then it would be impossible for two non-bending people to have a child capable of bending. This must mean that it is, in fact, not dominant since neither of Katara's parents were benders.
If we assume that the bending trait is dominant, then it would be impossible for two non-bending people to have a child capable of bending. This must mean that it is, in fact, not dominant since neither of Katara's parents were benders.
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amaezin (04/30/2012) [-] if it was a dominant trait, no worries. It's recessive, so being with a nonbender is dangerous. Need a non bender with Bb where BB= nonbending and bb= bending so a mom with bending bb and a dad without Bb could make 4 kids each with a 25% chance of Bb, BB, bb,bB meaning there is a 75% chance of not a bender and 25% chance of being a bender. If both parents are bb and bb there is a much higher chance of Benders. You go into subcategories with the grandparents though and shit gets complicated after that.
I'm over thinking this...
I'm over thinking this...
