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In a few [[science fiction]] series (the [[Star Trek]] | In a few [[science fiction]] series (the [[Star Trek]] franchise being the most notable), humans can have sex with extra-terrestrial species and produce healthy children. This is, of course, absolutely ridiculous; species are ''defined'' by their inability and/or unwillingness 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== | ==Cross-species mating in Star Trek== | ||
Revision as of 20:54, 3 March 2008
In a few science fiction series (the Star Trek franchise being the most notable), humans can have sex with extra-terrestrial species and produce healthy children. This is, of course, absolutely ridiculous; species are defined by their inability and/or unwillingness 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
Notable products of cross-species matings include: