One of the old ways of introducing new DNA into plant cells used to involve a blank .22 cartridge, loaded with crystallised DNA. I kid you not, literally shotgun approach to trans-vectoring.
I very, very much doubt Ilyana has viable ova, they would've suffered significant radiation damage even before she underwent transformation. That said... her turbo-charged DNA repair does incorporate new DNA..that how she underwent transformation, so if it was handed an entire new complete set of chromosomes it would basically freak out rather.
It could in theory revitalise one of the damaged & defunct ova, especially if there was a calcium ion shock that went with it.
On the other hand... it's far, far more likely that if one of Ilyana's cells was to end up in a damaged state, inside Blaze, it would behave rather like a gamete and try to rebuild itself using available DNA [Blaze's] especially if one of the nearby cells was haploid [aka an ova]. it would fuse with that preferentially and could in theory result in a viable foetus. [it would have to be girl though.]
Hmm... now, if Ilyana was to get shot, through-and-through and it hit Blaze while she was fertile. They might find out Blaze is expecting a couple of weeks later... [believe it or not, that has happened, although in the original case the male got shot in the testicles.]
I'm not sure either of them are ready to be mothers though! But it would certainly provide impetus for them to get married. [yes, they've been stalling, despite Ilyana's mother hinting broadly.]
Re: Hmm...
I very, very much doubt Ilyana has viable ova, they would've suffered significant radiation damage even before she underwent transformation. That said... her turbo-charged DNA repair does incorporate new DNA..that how she underwent transformation, so if it was handed an entire new complete set of chromosomes it would basically freak out rather.
It could in theory revitalise one of the damaged & defunct ova, especially if there was a calcium ion shock that went with it.
On the other hand... it's far, far more likely that if one of Ilyana's cells was to end up in a damaged state, inside Blaze, it would behave rather like a gamete and try to rebuild itself using available DNA [Blaze's] especially if one of the nearby cells was haploid [aka an ova]. it would fuse with that preferentially and could in theory result in a viable foetus. [it would have to be girl though.]
Hmm... now, if Ilyana was to get shot, through-and-through and it hit Blaze while she was fertile. They might find out Blaze is expecting a couple of weeks later... [believe it or not, that has happened, although in the original case the male got shot in the testicles.]
I'm not sure either of them are ready to be mothers though! But it would certainly provide impetus for them to get married. [yes, they've been stalling, despite Ilyana's mother hinting broadly.]