THE ROLE OF GENETIC DIALOGS IN THE SOPRANOS IN SIX PARTS (INDEX)

In this series, twenty one dialogs that reference genetics from the six seasons of the HBO television series The Sopranos are cited and discussed, in chronological order, from the perspective of a fan who is a geneticist. The context of each citation with respect to the plot and characters will be the main focus of discussion.

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List of Dialogs

Part I (link)
Dialog 1, Season I, Episode 2:
46 Long: “Cloning Cell Phones

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Part II (link)
Dialog 2, Season I, Episode 7:
Down Neck: “If It Helps You

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Part III (link)
Dialog 3, Season I, Episode 7:
Down Neck: “You Are What You Are

Dialog 4, Season II, Episode 14:
Guy Walks Into A Psychiatrist’s Office: ”Even With Our Genes

Dialog 5, Season II, Episode 15:
Do Not Resuscitate: “A Report on DNA

Dialog 6, Season II, Episode 15:
Do Not Resuscitate: “A Hundred Million Nucleotides

Dialog 7, Season II, Episode 15:
Do Not Resuscitate: “DNA Doesn’t Prevent Comas

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Part IV (link)
Dialog 8, Season III, Episode 33:
Second Opinion: “It’s Probably All Genetical

Dialog 9, Season III, Episode 39:
Army of One: “Your DNA Was An Exact Match

Dialog 10, Season III, Episode 39:
Army of One: ”They Had My DNA

Dialog 11, Season III, Episode 39:
Army of One: “That Putrid, Rotten Fucking Soprano Gene

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Part V (link)
Dialog 12 Season VI Episode 67:
Join the Club: “Somebody’s Probably Working on That

Dialog 13 Season VI Episode 75:
Moe n’ Joe: “She’s Your Little Twin

Dialog 14 Season VI Episode 75:
Moe n’ Joe: “Nothing Holding Us Together But DNA

Dialog 15 Season VI Episode 76:
Cold Stones: “Cut Him Up In The Work Area

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Part VI (link)
Dialog 16, Season VI, Episode 78:
Soprano Home Movies: “Kill or Cut Hair

Dialog 17, Season VI, Episode 79:
Stage 5: “It’s My Weakness

Dialog 18, Season VI, Episode 82:
Walk Like A Man: “Your Hero’s A Junkie

Dialog 19, Season VI, Episode 82:
Walk Like A Man: “Is This All There Is?

Dialog 20, Season VI, Episode 84:
The Second Coming: “The Soprano Curse: It’s Fuckin Hereditary

Dialog 21, Season VI, Episode 84:
The Second Coming: “A Fuckin Idiot