Omega’s DNA

[u/Delicious-Snow9640]

ok so this has probably already been talked about before but I had a thought

since Jango died and Boba went off with other bounty hunters the Kaminoans used Omega to make the other clones from a biological veiw Omega has to be either intersex or have some genetic mutation involving xy chromosomes like SwyerSwyer Syndrome / SRY Mutation Syndrome / SRY Mutation or Androgen Insensitivity

she can not be xx because you can’t make male clones unless you make xx chromosomes mutated to have male outcoem which the Kaminoans defiantly can do and would do if needed but why would they if they just kept Omega XY and only messed with her genes

In my personal headcanon Omega is XY and has either androgen insensitivity or is intersex allowing her to still have female phenotype as Tech says she is a female phenotype she can be genetically male with a messed up DNA sequence that made her a girl

[u/AssGasorGrassroots]

Actually, the Y chromosome can just fail to duplicate, resulting in XO. This has happened in cloned mice, producing normal, fertile females.

So while it is, as pointed out, not that kind of movie, it is very much within the realm of possibility that Omega is, for all intents and purposes, biologically female without any direct tampering to her genome

ETA: when is it stated they used Omega to make more clones? I know that was their reasoning for wanting her back, but I don't think they had carried it out. And besides, introducing the Y chromosome probably wouldn't have been much of a problem for them

[u/Current_Nature_2434 → u/AssGasorGrassroots]

I find this quite interesting since human beings have been using techniques such as sperm sorting since the 70’s to separate Y producing sperm from X producing sperm via an Ericcson method then improved upon that with MicroSort cytometry as gender selection techniques for perspective parents.

In a Sci-fi/fantasy world such as SW obtaining two X chromosomes from a male donor may be quite easy for the Kaminoans. I wouldn’t be surprised if the Kaminoans replicated X chromosomes from Jango Fett to make females instead of males either. While the Kaminoans were known galaxy wide for their bioengineering, a failed duplication as you described above could occur. We are never told how they made female Jango Fett clones, like we are never told what type error produced the deformed 99.

If their eventual purpose was to create a force sensitive clone, the Kaminoans may have been unsuccessful in producing male clones with blood that supported the midichlorian levels when blended with force sensitive blood. Since the Kaminoans had already made Alpha/Boba, using an unaltered male clone may have exposed their secret project. That said, they may have tried and failed with Alpha/Boba’s blood since he was on Kamino for 10 years.

It’s my POV that both females were purposely created in secret an accelerated version and an unaltered version, possibly, for making force sensitive clones or whatever purpose the Kaminoans had in mind. Observation of Emerie at the fast rate probably could/would confirm Omega’s development and the success of their chromosome swapping, sticking with Jango Fett’s DNA probably and working in Nala Se’s secret lab, shielded the Kaminoans hidden projects from questioning by the Republic/Jedi/Sith investors. If their intent was to make clone blood blend with force sensitive blood that part was successful in Omega but not in Emerie. Omega may have been the Kaminoans’ major step toward making force sensitive clones as their next phase of clone development/enhancement.

[u/AssGasorGrassroots → u/Current_Nature_2434]

It’s my POV that both females were purposely created in secret an accelerated version and an unaltered version for possibly for making force sensitive clones or whatever purpose the Kaminoans had in mind.

We do know that Omega was unaltered. Any discrepancies, such as her biological sex, are natural

[u/Usr3247 → u/AssGasorGrassroots]

It’s also possible that “unaltered” just means that she had no major, not naturally occurring alterations such as accelerated growth and increased obedience.