Skywalker Gene

The Skywalker Gene is a genetic marker that exists in all descendants of Anakin Skywalker. Scientists don't particularly understand how it works, or why no matter what, every single descendent possesses the gene. Anyone with the Skywalker gene possesses immense Force potential. They have a higher midichlorian count than any other Force User in the galaxy. Although originally there was only one family who possessed the Skywalker gene, over the centuries, the Skywalker bloodline had spread across the galaxy to the point where no one is quite sure how many exist anymore.

Force Users who possess the Skywalker Gene
Anakin Skywalker |              +---+-+               |                                                                                             |          Luke Skywalker                                                                             Leia Skywalker |                                                                                            |               |                                                              +--++               |                                                              |                              |                        |          Ben Skywalker                                                  Jaina Solo                      Jacen Solo             Anakin Solo |                                                             |                              |               |                                               +--+-+                |               |                                               |                            |                |         Dean Skywalker                                    Jace Fel                      Cen Fel         Allana Djo |                                              |                            |                |      +++                                      |                            |                |      |                 |                                      |                            |                | Nat Skywalker     Kol Skywalker                            Roan Fel                    Mohrgan Fel          | |                                     |                                             |                        |                                      |                                             |                        |                                      |                                             |                  Cade Skywalker                          Marasiah Fel                                       | |                                     |                                             |                        |                                      |                                             |

-one thousand years--

|               |                     |              |                                |            |                |                |                     |              |                                |            |          Kane Skywalker         |                     |              |                            Gil Manral       | |               |                     |              |                                             |                |                |                     |              |                                             |                |                |                     |              |                                             |         Deren Skywalker         |                     |              |                                             | |               |                     |              |                                             |                |                |                     |              |                                             |                |                |                     |              |                                             |         Arianna Skywalker Hurth Darklighter           |           Cass Lor                                    Deak Harth |                    |                                 |                     |                                 |                     |                           Gwen Darklighter        Art Penkrayt