#i fucking love talking abt my shitty rw specbio..

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would it be feasible to use iterator neuron dna for use in a modified creature?

RP:

FTL: Yes, it would. I've heard of it before, though I haven't tried it myself.

FTL: It's possible to use the DNA of anything that has it. The fact that a neuron is part of an Iterator does make no difference at all. Though it honestly doesn't really have to be a neuron specifically. Any biological part of an Iterator could be used due to the fact that the DNA always remains the same.

FTL: That fact does seem a bit counterintuive though. Why would a biomechanical (typically more mechanical than biological, might I add) thing such as an Iterator have the same DNA withing all of their cells? There's no need for it such as within a biological creature. Simply because we're built, not born. There's no process of allocating differing cells to differing tasks, necessitating them all to have the same instructions for the purpose of them being able to carry out whatever task they're set to.

FTL: I suppose it's for convenience's sake. Less time to engineer one versatile set of DNA rather dozens of separate sets.

FTL: But to conclude, yes it is possible. Cannot think of too many cases where it would be utile to do so, beyond perhaps it helping facilitate the connection between biology and mechanics that a biomechanical being has.