Trait positive

2008-01-27T04:24:53Z

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{{One other use|the ribozyme trait|the KateModern video|Trait Positive}}

Throughout the [[lonelygirl15]] and [[KateModern]] web series, many girls have been identified as either '''trait positive''' ([[Bree]], [[Emma]], & [[Kate]]) or '''trait negative''' ([[Jules]]).

==What is Trait Positive?==
[[image:0201-DNApage.png|thumb|150px|"Ribozymes"]]
From what [[Daniel]], [[Jonas]], and [[Sarah]] [[Opening the Box|discovered in the box]] [[CAMP PLAY|left by Bree's father]], it is apparent that Bree is trait positive due to an inordinate amount of {{wikipedia|ribozyme|ribozymes}}. [[Opening the Box|According to Daniel]], ''"ribozymes are like molecular scissors that cut DNA . . . scientists seeking the origin of life have produced ribozymes that are actually capable of catalyzing their own synthesis. Translation: They somehow make life.''"
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==Relevance to the Order==
===Benefits===
[[Image:0254-BreeLyingDownEyesClosed.jpg|thumb|left|140px|Extra life... at a cost.]]
[[The Order]] invests an extraordinary amount of time cultivating the blood of trait positive girls. It appears that this is because the [[Elder]]s of the [[Hymn of One]] believe that trait positive girls' blood has a special "life giving" quality, and that by transfusing those girls' blood into themselves, they can [[Enter The Order|gain extra life]]. According to a [[Watcher]], "''these Elders' lives are dependent upon these girls.''" ([[My Fatal Mistake]] (October 2nd, 2007)).
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===Disadvantages===
[[Image:0287-TheyDied.JPG|thumb|left|140px|Superpowers?]]
There have also been suggestions by the [[rogue Elder]], [[Claire]], and [[Dr. William Griffin]] that trait positive girls [[Help Us!|have special powers]]. [[Join Me!|According to Claire]], if a trait positive girl learns to harness these powers, she will possess the ability to take down [[the Order]] once and for all. [[Dr. William Griffin]]'s claim was less specific, but he too suggested that "''trait positive girls possess powerful abilities.''" He said that his experiments "''with the trait positive girls showed that they had something more than the longevity that we believe provides the power for the Order.''" He did not have a chance to elaborate beyond this point.

However, the legitimacy of all of these claims were called into doubt in [[My Fatal Mistake]], when a [[Watcher]] told a heartbroken [[Jonas]] that any sort of "powers" that trait positive girls had were a sham. Even so, no other explanation has been given for what could happen instead.
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==The Lives of Trait Positive Girls==
[[Image:0295-CarlAndSoniaDeliveringBaby.jpg|thumb|A trait positive baby being delivered to her adoptive parents.]]
[[Bree's parents#Father|Bree's dad]] told Bree that "''the Order takes these girls who show potential, at birth, and place them in controlled homes. Apparently, there are thousands of them, but once they hit puberty only a fraction of a percentile develop the characteristics needed for the ceremony''" ([[Hiding In The Bathroom]] (January 13th, 2007)). These "characteristics" were later identified as "trait positive." Once the girls have been selected for the Ceremony, they must go on a [[Bree's diet|special diet]] and receive [[Bree's injections|injections]]. To our knowledge, the Ceremony ultimately represents an [[Lonelygirl15 Season Finale 10 of 12 – 5 pm|early end]] to [[Enter The Order|these girls' lives]].

Many people, such as [[Watcher]]s and [[Spreading the Song|various other members]] of the [[Hymn of One]], believe that it is their duty to protect these girls from the time they are born until the time they complete the Ceremony, and as such, the girls are very closely monitored for most of their lives.

[[Dr. Calvin Hart]] was part of a [[Hart Study|study]] that was devoted to trying to recreate the high-ribozyme blood in at least twenty girls. In the video [[Evil Drug Company Exposed!]], [[Dr. Hart]] revealed that his test subjects were genetically altered in their mother's womb. Unfortunately, none of the test subjects Dr. Hart was working with survived past the age of five. Only the control, [[Gina]], surived (she was naturally born trait positive).
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==Becoming Trait Negative==
[[Image:0239-SpencerWithTestTube.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Spencer showing off the serum.]]
Any girl with a normal or low level of ribozymes is considered '''trait negative''', and therefore, undesirable to the Order in terms of [[the Ceremony (ritual)|the Ceremony]]. In an attempt to make Bree trait negative, TAAG, after deciphering [[Isaac Gilman]]'s letter, embarked on a [[Mission Possible|mission]] to retrieve a trait positive blood sample and create a serum using that blood. The exact makings of the serum are not clear; the only clue we have is [[The Serum|"zinc oxide"]]. From what Emma says in [[Decision Time]] and [[I Like Being Me]], we know that this serum can be taken in more than one shot. In contrast, [[Charlie]] confirms in [[Creepy]] that after injecting [[Kate]] only once with the serum, Kate had become trait negative.
Additionally, it has since been discovered that, if the serum makes its way into an elder's blood stream, they will die, as in the case of Bill Porter.
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==List of Trait Positive Girls==
[[Image:0014-KateCrying.jpg|thumb|right|Kate coping with her "trait positive" status]]
===Lonelygirl15===
*[[Bree]] - ''Deceased''
*[[Emma]] - Active
*[[Gina]] - Active

===KateModern===
*[[Kate]] - ''Deceased''
*[[Janet (character)|Janet]] - ''Deceased''

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