Your big chance has arrived
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Great news! News of your studies into the location of the plates gene have reached the royal geneticists, and they are very impressed. They have given you a scholarship to study further, and you have been honored with an apprenticeship to the great dragon geneticist Nantal.
As if that weren't enough, Nantal wants to send you to a scientific conference far across the island to learn more about the latest techniques. Before you can go there, however, the geneticists want you to look further into the interesting question that brought you to their attention. As Nantal's apprentice, you know you will be in great hands. But of course, he wants you to keep thinking about your plates problem right away…
Thinking it over
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Experimenting
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Zooming In
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Tracking Chromosomes
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Breeding Experiments
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Making a back cross
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Finding the plates gene
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Finding the plates gene
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Narrowing it down
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Narrowing it down
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Narrowing it down
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Running the numbers
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Running the numbers
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Seeing it in action
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Great detective work! Now you're finally deemed ready to go to the conference. You can hardly wait, because the legendary scientist VonTenz will be discussing a groundbreaking analysis technique there. You pack your bags and settle into the carriage seat for the treacherous ride over the Tomborg Mountain pass. Fortunately, the seat is comfortable and your driver is experienced, so you feel safe enough to look over an article that Nantar assigned you to read before the conference.
The article is by Dr. DePran, and describes early research into the technique you will hear about at the conference. You pull out the scroll you checked out of the Great Library and begin to read. Journal articles are always so difficult, but you have a feeling that this technique will come in handy sometime…