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These take time (5 years in the first case, 10 in the latter){{Fn|1}}{{Fn|2a}}{{Fn|3}} to mature into gene-seed. The gene-seed can then be extracted and used to create more Space Marines. Thanks to the superior implantation process and genetic stability of [[Primaris Space Marines]], the Imperium has recently been able to harvest gene-seed at a rate previously unseen.{{Fn|8}}
*Known mutations:
**[[Ultramarines]] have remarkably stable gene-seed, far more than the "norm" set by the other [[first founding]] chapters. The exact cause of this is unknown.
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Primaris Apothecary with Progenoid Gland in hand.jpg|Primaris Apothecary with Progenoid Gland in hand.
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