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[[File:H4-Terminal-Shadow.png|thumb|250px|The [[Ur-Didact]] prior to mutating.]] | |||
[[File:H4-Terminal-Sundered.png|thumb|250px|The Ur-Didact after mutating in a failed attempt to gain [[Flood]] immunity.]] | |||
'''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/Site|Id=CryptumGlossary|URL=http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/related/text/cryptum-glossary/62e29c59-a3f9-4b63-af76-def71fda5459|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Cryptum Glossary|D=14|M=03|Y=2014|LocalArchive=Halo: Cryptum/Glossary}} | '''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/Site|Id=CryptumGlossary|URL=http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/related/text/cryptum-glossary/62e29c59-a3f9-4b63-af76-def71fda5459|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Cryptum Glossary|D=14|M=03|Y=2014|LocalArchive=Halo: Cryptum/Glossary}} | ||
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