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Geneticists And The Family Wreath Of Westeros

Geneticists And The Family Wreath Of Westeros
Nothing ruins fantasy TV like having a PhD in genetics. While everyone else is gasping at plot twists, geneticists are just screaming "THAT'S YOUR SISTER!" at the screen. Game of Thrones really took the whole "keeping bloodlines pure" concept and ran with it, much to the horror of anyone who understands recessive traits and genetic disorders. The Targaryens and Lannisters would have made fascinating case studies if they weren't, you know, fictional characters busy making terrible reproductive choices. Next time you watch, remember: that family tree isn't branching, it's basically a wreath.

Darwin Trying To Unlock All Achievements

Darwin Trying To Unlock All Achievements
The ultimate evolutionary irony! Darwin's pushing both buttons simultaneously - advocating for genetic diversity in his groundbreaking research while reportedly marrying his first cousin Emma and having 10 children with her. Talk about a conflicting gameplay strategy! The father of natural selection apparently didn't apply the same selective pressure to his own gene pool. His research said "mix it up" but his personal life said "keep it in the family." Darwin was literally speedrunning evolution in opposite directions at once!

Darwin's Unfortunate Self-Experiment

Darwin's Unfortunate Self-Experiment
Poor Darwin! The guy spends years meticulously studying plant inbreeding in his garden, all excited about his scientific discoveries... then remembers he married his first cousin Emma Wedgwood and had 10 kids with her. Talk about your research coming back to haunt you! Nothing like realizing you're basically a walking case study in your own genetic experiment. That moment when your family tree looks suspiciously like a family wreath. Darwin's face in that bottom panel is every scientist who ever discovered something they wish they hadn't!

Self Pollination: Nature's Family Reunion

Self Pollination: Nature's Family Reunion
The meme shows a flower with pollen being transferred between flowers on the same plant with "SWEET HOME ALABAMA" text - brilliantly merging botany with cultural references! While most plants evolved to avoid self-pollination (it reduces genetic diversity), this plant's pulling a botanical version of keeping it in the family. Nature's version of "why go outside when everything you need is right here?" Darwin would be simultaneously impressed and horrified by this botanical incest joke. The genetic diversity gods are weeping.