anton's key

Anton's Key is a hypothetical genetic modification to human DNA afflicting a fictional character in the Ender's Game series of books by Orson Scott Card. Anton's Key is a genetic modification that afflicts Julian 'Bean' Delphiki and four of his nine children. One who has the disease is said to have "Anton's Key turned." The genetic modification causes giantism and extremely high intelligence. Both are caused by a continual unstoppable growth from birth. Children with Anton's Key turned will be born prematurely, and despite low birth weight and shorter gestation period, will not require any extra attention as most premature babies do. All of the normal human growth milestones are accelerated, including but not limited to toilet training, walking, talking, and puberty. As the child grows, the immense size of the body causes circulation difficulties for the heart. The heart is forced to pump blood through a network of arteries and veins much larger than the average human. Due to this, the heart will eventually experience congestive heart failure, causing death. Persons with Anton's Key turned do not live past their twentieth birthday due to this.

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