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==Cross-species mating in Star Trek== | ==Cross-species mating in Star Trek== | ||
Notable products of cross-species matings include: | In the Star Trek universe, [[Human]]s, [[Klingon]]s, [[Vulcan]]s, [[Romulan]]s, and [[Cardassian]]s are all cousins whose ancestors were deliberately sown across the galaxy, and can interbreed just as lions and tigers (or dogs and wolves) can on [[Earth]]. Notable products of cross-species matings include: | ||
*[[Spock]] | *[[Spock]] | ||
*[[Deanna Troi]] | *[[Deanna Troi]] | ||
Revision as of 20:06, 4 September 2008
In a few science fiction series (the Star Trek franchise being the most notable), humans can mate with extra-terrestrial species and produce healthy children. This is, of course, absolutely ridiculous; species are defined by their inability to mate and produce fertile offspring. Even taking into account the possibility of panspermia, a human would have more in common genetically with a daylily than with an extra-terrestrial.
Cross-species mating in Star Trek
In the Star Trek universe, Humans, Klingons, Vulcans, Romulans, and Cardassians are all cousins whose ancestors were deliberately sown across the galaxy, and can interbreed just as lions and tigers (or dogs and wolves) can on Earth. Notable products of cross-species matings include: