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Gallifreyan physiology was described by a human medic as having "four of everything he should have two of, and two of everything else." ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Burning Heart (novel)|Burning Heart]]'') The Gallifreyans had two [[liver]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Halflife (novel)|Halflife]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Black and White (audio story)|Black and White]]'') They also had several organs which had no analogue in humans. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Placebo Effect (novel)|Placebo Effect]]'') | Gallifreyan physiology was described by a human medic as having "four of everything he should have two of, and two of everything else." ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Burning Heart (novel)|Burning Heart]]'') The Gallifreyans had two [[liver]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Halflife (novel)|Halflife]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Black and White (audio story)|Black and White]]'') They also had several organs which had no analogue in humans. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Placebo Effect (novel)|Placebo Effect]]'') | ||
Due to internal incompatibilities, Gallifreyans were not suitable for | Due to internal incompatibilities, Gallifreyans were not suitable for most forms of [[Cyber-conversion]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Closing Time (TV story)|Closing Time]]'') The Cybermen of the [[Cyberiad]] however were capable upgrading Gallifreyans, though the victims did retain their independence for longer than other species. ([[TV]]: ''[[Nightmare in Silver (TV story)|Nightmare in Silver]]''; [[COMIC]]: ''[[Supremacy of the Cybermen (comic story)|Supremacy of the Cybermen]]'') By the time of Gallifrey's destruction, the Cybermen of the [[Cyber-Empire]] were capable of fully upgrading deceased Gallifreyans, creating the [[CyberMaster]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Timeless Children (TV story)|The Timeless Children]]'') | ||
Gallifreyans also had [[DNA]] in a [[triple-stranded DNA|triple-helix formation]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Crystal Bucephalus (novel)|The Crystal Bucephalus]]'', [[COMIC]]: ''[[Doctormania (comic story)|Doctormania]]'', [[TV]]: [[A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)|A Good Man Goes to War]]) This DNA was arranged into 69 [[chromosome]]s in 23 "homogeneous triads" instead of pairs. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Interference - Book Two (novel)|Interference - Book Two]]'') | Gallifreyans also had [[DNA]] in a [[triple-stranded DNA|triple-helix formation]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Crystal Bucephalus (novel)|The Crystal Bucephalus]]'', [[COMIC]]: ''[[Doctormania (comic story)|Doctormania]]'', [[TV]]: [[A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)|A Good Man Goes to War]]) This DNA was arranged into 69 [[chromosome]]s in 23 "homogeneous triads" instead of pairs. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Interference - Book Two (novel)|Interference - Book Two]]'') The complexity of their DNA made them immune to being converted into [[Dalek puppet]]s, their genetic code too complex for the Dalek [[nanogene]]s to rewrite. ([[PROSE]]: [[Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe (short story)|''Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe'']]) | ||
The [[First Doctor]] noted that he did not have a [[prostate]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Bide-a-Wee (short story)|Bide-a-Wee]]'') | The [[First Doctor]] noted that he did not have a [[prostate]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Bide-a-Wee (short story)|Bide-a-Wee]]'') | ||