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From: martillo@ihuxt.UUCP (Yehoyaqim Martillo)
Newsgroups: net.startrek
Subject: Re: Saavik's Origin
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Date: Wed, 23-May-84 09:40:56 EDT
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Posted: Wed May 23 09:40:56 1984
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Sarek clearly intended that Spock should be raised, live, and marry in
Vulcan culture.  Probably some special genetic engineering was performed
to guarantee he would be fertile with Vulcans.  This engineering would
probably mask many of his human characteristics, so that a Romulan
scientist studying the mating between Spock and the Romulan commander
might assume the child was a Vulcan/Romulan fusion rather than a
Vulcan/Romulan/Human fusion.  The scientist would probably also assume
since the pregnancy took place without medical intervention that the
mating was between two very genetically similar individuals like Vulcans
and Romulans.  In none of the episodes did Romulans show any awareness of
Spock's mixed heritage.  Also Romulans showed no awareness that that such
Human/Vulcan fusions would be possible.

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                    Yehoyaqim Shemtob Martillo

         	 (An Equal Opportunity Offender)