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Ability heredity

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Ability heredity

The Hawkins-Sanders family are all evolved humans.

There are many indications in Heroes that the powers that the characters exhibit can be inherited from parents possessing special abilities.

About

Genetic Markers

The basic premise behind Chandra Suresh's research is that humans are on the brink of an advance of evolution, and that there are genetic markers in DNA/RNA that can be used to predict the emergence of special abilities.

Using data from the Human Genome Project, he was able to create a list of humans that could possibly exhibit the abilities predicted by his theories. While Chandra was able to find one example, he was unfortunately murdered before he could go public with his discoveries.

Minors with Abilities

While most of the evolved humans in Heroes did not discover their special abilities until their 20's or 30's, there are a few examples of children who have demonstrated powers at much younger ages. Most of these children have parents who are also confirmed evolved humans.

Another indication that special powers run in families is the tendency of siblings to have powers, but it does not guarantee powers. Nathan Petrelli and Peter Petrelli are brothers who have powers. However, it is unknown whether Jessica Sanders had powers before her death. Her sister Niki Sanders, however, has powers through her alternate personality, Jessica.

Examples of Inheritance

Notes

  • Sanjog Iyer has special abilities as a child, but we know nothing about his parents.
  • Janice and Matt Parkman are expecting a child; whether the child will have powers remains to be seen.
  • Nathan Petrelli has two other children, but neither of them have demonstrated special abilities.
  • Nathan and Peter Petrelli both have powers, but little is known about their parents' possible involvement in this genetic abnormality.
  • Observing certain trends in the "passing down" of genes, two minors with powers (Claire Bennet and Micah Sanders) share the common thread of both parents being special. Conversely, some children of evolved humans (Nathan and Heidi's two boys, James Walker's daughter Molly) seem to become evolved only if both parents are special.
  • Some fans speculate that Mohinder's sister, Shanti Suresh, had powers: she had some kind of genetic abnormality, her parents described her as "special", and she inspired her father's research. Mohinder, however, has not shown any evidence of powers.
  • Molly Walker is the daughter of James Walker, an evolved human, but has not exhibited any powers.
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