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Secondary mutation might be a tricky issue, as I understand, GM has handled it this way: there might be more than one X-Factor in the DNA of some mutants, most of the times it's latent (like the suposedl "fatness" gene in us humans), and it can be activated by different causes like mutagens or extreme stress.
Frost- has the diamond form, and this is the only clear case handled by GM up to date
Xavier- At the end of the Imperial arch, Beast mentions he is going to try to stimulate Xavier's latent healing factor (with a nanosentinel vaccine), but it could also be telekinesis (like the Ultimate version of the Prof.)
Phoenix- Somewhere I remember reading that her main power was to be the contact of the Phoenix Force, TK and telepathy being secondary mutations (Cable would be on the same situation, and Rachel Primary could be time-porting, secondaries being TK, TP, and PhoenixForce channeling)
Iceman- over in Uncanny, Bobby is fully turning into ice, a secondary mutation trigerred by a very strong physical trauma
(arch)Angel- developed fast healing (not as good as a healing factor, but healed several broken bones in a week or two) after a near-death experience.
Wolverine- So far, nothing has been pointed on his direction, unless you count the Twelve storyline, and the gifts given to him and Archangel by Apocalypse. It would be a bit of an overkill, though.
Polaris/Powerhouse- Lorna developed a secondary mutation when her mangetic powers were stolen (circa Uncanny 250), she channeled negative emotions into strength and invulnerability. Lost them when she recuperated her original powers, but the gene is still there.
Beast- Morrison (Cassandra) said that Hank is a "devolver", this means that: the more aggressive the ambient gets, the more he devolves, and with each devolution, he gets stronger and smarter (most of the time, if you remember the early issues of X-Factor, where he gets stronger but dumb: and the original Mutant X series, where he goes reptilian, very strong and almost animal intelligence).
Magneto- Since Stan and Jack had Magneto doing astral projection in the early issues, some point that it might be his secondary mutation, but some others think that it was a derivation of his magnetic powers (that's why there's Magnetoitis, when a mutant finds a way of making anything with his simple powers)
Cyclops and Xorn are low probability candidates, Xorn is way too powerfull (a bodisatva with the powers of a sun), and Scott is OK and cool as he is now.
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