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'''Mutation''' was a [[Forerunner]] term referring to customized biological maturation to new [[form]]s or [[rate]]s | '''Mutation''' was a [[Forerunner]] term referring to customized biological maturation to new [[form]]s or [[rate]]s, entailing a carefully-adjusted combination of genetic engineering, gene therapy and biochemical manipulation.<ref name="waypoint forerunner">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/species/forerunners '''Halo Waypoint - Universe''': ''Forerunners'']</ref> A Forerunner's mutation determined the individual's place within their family, [[Maniple]], [[guild]] and society overall. The process was typically performed between two to five times over the course of a lifetime and was always patterned after the individual's mentor, typically but not always the parent.<ref name="Glossary">'''[[Halo Waypoint]]''': ''[[Halo: Cryptum/Glossary|Halo: Cryptum Glossary]]''</ref> | ||
Typically, a mutation was a slow, gradual process, with the changes appearing over a period of several years.<ref name="c225">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 225''</ref> "Brevet mutation" was a term used to refer to the undertaking of risky, ''ad hoc'' mutations that carried higher risk of complication.<ref name="Glossary"/> This type of mutation was typically performed by [[Warrior-Servant]]s during wartime.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 145-146''</ref> [[The Didact]] provided a brevet mutation for [[Bornstellar Makes Eternal Lasting]], whereas the Didact's brevet mutation had been performed by [[the Confirmer]] thousands of years earlier.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 178''</ref> | Typically, a mutation was a slow, gradual process, with the changes appearing over a period of several years.<ref name="c225">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 225''</ref> "Brevet mutation" was a term used to refer to the undertaking of risky, ''ad hoc'' mutations that carried higher risk of complication.<ref name="Glossary"/> This type of mutation was typically performed by [[Warrior-Servant]]s during wartime.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 145-146''</ref> [[The Didact]] provided a brevet mutation for [[Bornstellar Makes Eternal Lasting]], whereas the Didact's brevet mutation had been performed by [[the Confirmer]] thousands of years earlier.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 178''</ref> | ||