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Hello! Are you on a Mac, or otherwise unable to use SimPE? Have you downloaded a Sim, or had a good friend extract and clone one for you? Do you know that the Sim used to have recessive genetics, but you're not sure if they do anymore? The short answer is: if the sim was shared correctly, then no, they don't have recessive genetics anymore.

Does that make you sad? Do you want to put the recessive genes back, but you don't know how? Then cheer up! I know how to restore recessive genetics with only the tools that come with the game, and I will tell you how!

First, open CAS and type in the last name of the Sim you want to make. For clarity in this example, I'm going to type in "Oakapple."

CAS automatically makes a Sim after you put in the last name. Make any adjustments to get a Sim of the same age and gender as the Sim you want. Since our target, Oakapple, is an adult male, I have selected an adult male. Give this Sim a name, any name you like. For clarity, I have chosen "Male." Click the picture of the six Sims in the top right of the panel. In this picture, it's the one with the writing over it.

The Sim Bin will pop up. (It's not the sim bin you get in the neighborhood screen, though!) Find the Sim you're looking for -- who will have a custom content star in the upper left -- and click them. In this shot, Oakapple is in the top row, second from the left.

Hey presto! You now have a Sim who looks just like Oakapple named Male. He is heterozygous, though, which means he has no recessive genes. Give Male any personality you like, and any turn ons and turn offs you like. Don't think too hard about this, since you will not be keeping Male around for very long. Accept the Sim.

Male Sim will show up in front of the backdrop. Create a new Sim using the button off to the left. In this picture, it's the one with the writing over it.

Create another adult male Sim. Name this one something different. For clarity in this example, I'm going to call him "Female." (It will make sense in a minute, I promise.)

Find Oakapple in the Sim Bin again and click him. Notice that this is still Female Oakapple.

Now change Female Oakapple from male to female. (If you are starting with a female Sim, change her from female to male.) The clothing and hairstyle will change also, but the genetics are all the same.

Go into the part of CAS where you select hair color, eye color, and so on. Change Female Oakapple's coloring to match the recessive genes. For the real Oakapple, he has a blond recessive for hair and a green recessive for eyes, so that is what I used for Female Oakapple. I also changed her hairstyle so I could see her hair, since the llama hat hides it, but that isn't necessary.

Give Female any personality you like, and any turn ons or turn offs you want. Again, this is completely irrelevant long term, so don't spend too much time on it.

You now have two Sims with identical genes for facial structure. They do look a bit different, because genes express differently on males and females, but the only genetic difference between the two is in the coloring. Make a third Sim using the "Make a Baby" option. In this picture, it is the button with the writing over it.

Use the pacifier to make a child of the correct age and gender. Notice that at this point the resulting Sim looks just like Oakapple except for the hairstyle and the shirt. That's because he was created from two clones. However, because one of his parents was blond, he's carrying the recessive blond hair gene. (And the same with the eyes: he has a recessive gene for green eyes.) Accept the Sim.

Name the Sim. For clarity in this example, I will name him "Real," but you should use whatever name you really want your Sim to have.

Fix the hair and clothing on your Sim so that they look right. Here I have given Real Oakapple his stubble, messy hair, and overalls.

Set your Sim's aspiration, personality, turn ons, and turn offs. This time, take the time to do it right -- this is the Sim you'll be keeping. (In this case, I have selected a random aspiration and personality points anyway, because Oakapple is a Grilled Cheese Sim and a zombie with fewer personality points than normal, and I will have to change both those things in-game.)

Now you have three Sims where you only needed one. Take a look at them -- can you tell which one is the original clone and which is the bred-in-CAS one? I would be willing to bet that you can only tell because of where they are standing. The differences between the two are entirely the recessive genes, which don't show. you don't need Male Oakapple now, and you can delete him. The button you use is the one with the writing over it in this picture.