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The ribo-viroxic-nucleic structure of humanoid DNA controls certain chemical and genetic changes in humanoids as they reach puberty. Unlike most of the humanoid DNA strand, the ribo-viroxic-nucleic structure actually changes at puberty, beginning the next phase of aging.

In 2368, due to interference from a molecular reversion field, Captain Jean-Luc Picard, Keiko O'Brien, Ensign Ro Laren, and Guinan had their ribo-viroxic-nucleic structures removed from their DNA during transport. They re-materialized as children, though all their memories and mental capacities remained those of adults. They were subsequently returned to when they were transported again, and the structures restored. (TNG: "Rascals")

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