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[warholswhore]

Ok, so I'm seriously thinking of getting a tattoo of mtDNA, preferably something like this picture. It would be SUPER dorky, but also kind of hot, since all human beings technically share one female ancestor who gave us all our mitochondrial DNA. All extant variation is due only to mutation from a single sequence. I wish I could get the whole damn

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[sparkly_dark]

this is a splendid idea; i have no idea where.

i met a girl last night who had a golden rectangle tattooed on her back. it was pretty awesome.

[safe_risk]

dorky? NO no no. Super fucking cool. Get it. Get it NOW.

maybe get it on your upper back shoulder area? That might be good.

[rx_aphrodisiac]

a tattoo of dna? you should tattoo your dna.

[karlkarlbobarl]

Usually I'm super-against tattoos because they're stupid, but this one seems like a cool idea.

Here are some suggestions for placement
~ NOT on your arm, lower leg, or the top of your neck. Not everyone likes tattoos, and I predict at some point you will appreciate being able to wear shorts and a tshirt without people going "omfg what's your tattoo????"
~ I'd say somewhere on your back, maybe in the center or lower center?
~ Not on your forehead
~ Not... yknow. Down there.

Yay! Also before you get the tattoo, is there any way to find your specific ancestral female DNAstrand thing?

[janajett]

GAHHHHHHHH SUCH A GOOD IDEA!