Um, So, Weird Question, How Does Immunity Work In The Maze Runner Series? Specifically Is It Genetic?
Um, so, weird question, how does immunity work in the Maze Runner series? Specifically is it genetic?
Context: Almost all of the Gladers are immune. That's the whole point. Newt isn't. Why would he be there if he wasn't immune?
I think he's got something going on for the same reason that AMAB people who have biological full AFAB siblings with hemophilia, autism and the like have a much higher chance of having the same issue. This is because AMAB people typically only have one copy of the genes that their AFAB siblings have two of. Any imperfection given to them by the parents, even ones that are dormant in the parents, will almost certainly show up in their AMAB offspring. (Please note, my summary of genetics is WILDLY simplified.)
So, if Lizzie is immune, it is quite likely that Newt would have been.
Personally I think he was semi-immune, like how the effectiveness of your antibodies decreases after you get sick, but I just think there was no reason for WICKED to take him if he wasn't immune. I mean, they just murdered his parents in front of him, there's literally no reason for them to take him.
Anyways, rant over. Sorry if everything in this is wildly incorrect.
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