- "Subject one, human female, twenty-seven standard years of age. DNA analysis reveals some telomere anomalies identifying her as a native of Ko-Longava or Hyperkarn."
- ―A protocol droid
Telomere anomalies were a phenomenon that could be revealed through analysis of DNA. They could reveal an individual's homeworld.[1] In 21 ABY,[2] while the Zeltron regent-captain of the Nightside mining operation Zargo Anaximander held the human refugees Dathan, Miramir, and Rey—sought by the Sith assassin Ochi of Bestoon—aboard his mining operation, he had bioscans of the family done. Later, a protocol droid reported the results to Anaximander and noted that telomere anomalies discovered through DNA analysis of Miramir—a native of the planet Hyperkarn—indicated her to be hailing from either Hyperkarn or a location known as Ko-Longava.[1]
Behind the scenes
Telomere anomalies were mentioned in the 2022 novel Shadow of the Sith, written by Adam Christopher.[1] In the real world, telomeres are caps that protect the ends of chromosomes and grow shorter during cell division.[3]
Appearances
- Shadow of the Sith (and audiobook) (First mentioned)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Shadow of the Sith
- ↑ Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of Shadow of the Sith to 21 ABY.
- ↑
Minute to Understanding: What are Telomeres? on Jackson Laboratory (backup link archived on June 4, 2025)
