Duncan in chapterhouse

[Spectral Paladin]

In Chapterhouse: Dune, Duncan is supposed to have some Siona cells. But how can this be? This can only mean he's descended from Siona, but that is not the case.

[NHJ BV]

Either she wasn't the first Siona, or they just meant random Atreides genes. Something like that, I believe.

[Spectral Paladin]

Uh, it clearly says he had some Siona cells. And I say that this cannot be because all the Duncan gholas grew in tanks and come from the cells of the original Duncan.

[Tako]

remeber, the ghola in chapterhouse was made from all the cells from all the duncans, this had to be because they could only recal memoty's from the cells,

If the tleilaxu had combined the cells of all the duncan's why not put in some cells from Siona too, they knew the potential of the duncan, and the importency of the Siona cells

[Spectral Paladin]

I know that, didn't say it openly because it is a potential spoiler.

My point is exactly that - since all cells come from the previous Duncan gholas and all Duncan gholas come from the cells of the original Duncan, Siona has nothing to do with them. The inclusion of Siona cells like you suggest is possible but not mentioned in the book. Besides, in the book it appears as some of these previous Duncans had Siona cells - which is impossible.

[Tako]

yeah but already in heretics there was mentioning of him having siona cells, it was a special request by the sisters I think, just thought of that