Can anyone explain in detail the role of the 18th implant - Progenoid Glands.
Thank-you
Phase 18 – Progenoids. There are two of these glands, one situated in the neck, the other deep within the chest cavity. These glands are important to the survival of the Marine's Chapter. Each organ grows within the Marine, absorbing hormonal stimuli and genetic material from the other implants. After five years, the neck gland is mature and ready for removal. After ten years, the chest gland becomes mature and is also ready for removal. A gland may be removed any time after it has matured. These glands represent a Chapter's only source of gene-seed. When mature, each gland contains a single gene-seed corresponding to each zygote implanted into the recipient Marine. Once removed by surgery, the progenoid must be carefully prepared, its individual gene-seeds checked for mutation, and sound gene-seeds stored. Gene-seeds can be stored indefinitely under suitable conditions.
So these gene-seeds carry all the information about the other implants? I'm still a bit unsure what they do
carrys the genetic data the dna so the apothocrys can use it to make more marines so in a sence thr SMurf will live on through the other SMurfs
Okay cool, so when a marine dies those are the seeds that are taken out