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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 chromosomes in 23 "homogeneous triads" instead 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 chromosomes in 23 "homogeneous triads" instead pairs. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Interference - Book Two (novel)|Interference - Book Two]]'') | ||
Gallfreyan bladders were at least twice as large as human bladders, letting Gallifreyans wait around three days before needing to urinate. Digestion was also slower, due to the many organs involved. Sleep was sometimes used to aid digestions, particularly if, according to the [[Twelfth Doctor]], the individual "had a big lunch" ([[TV]]: [[Knock Knock (TV story)|Knock Knock]], [[Twice Upon a Time (TV story)|Twice Upon a Time]]). | |||
[[File:Detox.jpg|thumb|The [[Tenth Doctor]], expelling [[cyanide]] from his system. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Unicorn and the Wasp]]'')]] | [[File:Detox.jpg|thumb|The [[Tenth Doctor]], expelling [[cyanide]] from his system. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Unicorn and the Wasp]]'')]] | ||
