Anudist
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Registered: Jul 2002
Location: England
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In depth explanation of Genetic memory, feel free to correct/dispute anything I say, this is simply my understanding of the subject, not my all knowing answer.
A Goa'uld Queen somehow learns how to escape from the swamp it calls home. It infests a creature (most likely an Unas) but has limited control over the host, and simply learns from the experience. She then somehow uses the DNA of the Unas to produce offpsring.
The offspring Goa'uld is born with the knowledge of the Queens escape from the swamp, her experiences with blending, everything the Queen experienced, and the knowledge of the Unas who she blended with. This offspring Goa'uld is better prepared than she was, it now knows what to expect. He should also be able to retain better control over any Unas he blends with. As a result he gains Knowledge that has taken the Unas species millions of years to aquire. Tool building, hunting, survival..etc. He is aware of much more than the Queen was.
Now say the first generation Queen bore a second generation Queen, that Queen has a massive advantage. All it would take is for her to infest an Unas or any other creature and all her offspring would then be born with 2 generations of Queen knowledge and the memories of two different Unas. Everytime this process occours the Goa'uld gets smarter and smarter, and therefore bolder. A Queen could experiment with many species, from animals to a visiting alien. Each time aquiring all the knowledge of that host and passing it on to the Queens it gives birth to.
All the non Queens that are born will not go on to further the Goa'uld race, unless they choose to share any knowledge they aquire, or if some process exists for a Queen and a none queen to mate. I dont mean the hosts of each, I mean the actual snakes themselves. However a Goa'ulds natural yearning for power will probably prevent them from sharing anything they learn. Most present day Goa'uld are probably born with almost a base pack of knowledge such as ship building, space travel, hand device tech, uses of the Jaffa. Everything that the Queen who bore them is current aware of.
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