《那些古怪又讓人憂心的問題》第68期:自體繁殖(2)
Here's an example DNA “strand”:
我們現在來看一段示例DNA“序列”：
In our model, each chromosome contains one piece of information. This piece of information is either a stat (a number, usually between 1 and 18) or a multiplier. The last one, SEX, is the sex-determining chromosome, which, as with real human genetics, can be “X” or “Y.”
在我們的模型中，每一個染色體都含有一個信息，這個信息要麼是一個數字（通常在1～18之間），要麼是一個倍率。最後一個決定性別的染色體對應的是真實人類的X和Y染色體。
Just like in real life, each person has two sets of chromosomes-one from their mother and one from their father. Imagine that your genes looked like this:
就像在真實生活中一樣，每個人都有兩套染色體，一套來自於媽媽，另一套來自於爸爸。假設你的基因看上去是這樣的：
The combination of these two sets of stats determines a person's characteristics. Here's the simple rule for combining stats in our system:
這兩套數據結合在一起決定了一個人的性格，結合的簡單規則如下：
If you have a number for both versions of a chromosome, you get the bigger number as your stat. If you have a number on one chromosome and a multiplier on the other, your stat is the number times the multiplier. If you have a multiplier on both sides, you get a stat of 1.
如果兩個染色體顯示的都是數字，那麼保留較大的那個數字。如果一個顯示的是數字，另一個顯示的是倍率，那麼留下的是數字乘以那個倍率。如果兩個染色體顯示的都是倍率，那麼得到的屬性是1。
Here's how our hypothetical character from earlier would turn out:
於是我們的虛擬角色的屬性會是這樣子的：
When one parent contributes a multiplier and the other contributes a number, the result can be very good! This character's constitution is a superhuman 24. In fact, other than a low score in wisdom, this character has great stats all around.
如果父母中由一方提供倍率，另一方提供數字，最終得到的屬性就會非常好！這個角色的體質已經達到了超人般的24，事實上除了知覺有點略低以外，其他的屬性都是很棒的。
Now, let's say this character (call her “Alice”) meets someone else (“Bob”):
現在假設這個角色（不妨稱作愛麗絲）遇到了另一個人（鮑勃）：
Bob also has stellar stats:
鮑勃也有十分不錯的屬性值：
If they have a child, each one will contribute a strand of DNA. But the strand they contribute will be a random mix of their mother and father strands. Every sperm cell-and every egg cell-contains a random combination of chromosomes from each strand. So let's say Bob and Alice make the following sperm and egg:
如果愛麗絲和鮑勃生了一個小孩，那麼他們倆各會貢獻一部分DNA，但他們貢獻出來的DNA是從自身來自父母的兩部分DNA序列中隨機選取的。每一個精細胞以及卵細胞都會含有各自父母DNA序列的隨機組合。假設愛麗絲和鮑勃產生的卵子和精子如下：
If these sperm and egg combine, the child's stats will look like this:
如果他們的精子和卵子結合，他們孩子的數據會是這樣：
Alice has her mother's strength and her father's wisdom. She also has superhuman intelligence, thanks to the very good 14 contributed by Alice and the multiplier contributed by Bob. Her constitution, on the other hand, is much weaker than either of her parents, since her mother's 2x multiplier could only do so much with the “5” contributed by her father.
愛麗絲一世繼承了她母親的力量和父親的知覺，她的智力也異乎常人地高，這得益於愛麗絲貢獻的14和鮑勃貢獻的倍率。不過她的體質比她父母都要差，來自她母親的2倍倍率和來自她父親的5點體質決定了她的體質註定不會好到哪裏去。
