Memory Alpha
Memory Alpha
(Cleaned up grammar in 3rd paragraph and made more encyclopedic rather than conversational in tone.)
mNo edit summary
(34 intermediate revisions by 26 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
[[File:Child of dukat covenant.jpg|thumb|A Bajoran / Cardassian hybrid]]
+
[[File:Tora Ziyal, In Purgatorys Shadow.jpg|thumb|[[Tora Ziyal]], a female [[Bajoran]] / [[Cardassian]] hybrid]]
 
A '''hybrid''' is the end result of mixing two different species in the [[biology|biological process]] of [[reproduction]].
 
A '''hybrid''' is the end result of mixing two different species in the [[biology|biological process]] of [[reproduction]].
   
Because of the common [[gene]]tic ancestry of most of the [[races]] of the [[Milky Way Galaxy]] by way of the [[ancient humanoid]]s, many species are able to interbreed with or without the help of [[Genetic engineering|genetic]] [[technology]]. In fact, [[Human]]s and [[Vulcan]]s are quite similar. ({{TNG|The Chase}}; {{ENT|Demons}})
+
Because of the common [[gene]]tic ancestry of most of the [[species]] of the [[Milky Way Galaxy]] by way of the [[ancient humanoid]]s, many species are able to interbreed with or without the help of [[Genetic engineering|genetic]] [[technology]]. In fact, [[Human]]s and [[Vulcan]]s are quite similar. ({{TNG|The Chase}}; {{ENT|Demons}})
   
 
There can be unexpected consequences to interspecific relations and as such it was a researched topic. [[Starfleet Academy]] taught [[Interspecies Protocol]] and the [[Ktarian]] [[Doctor]] [[Mizan]] was an expert in [[interspecies mating ritual]]s, known for his "empirical research". ({{TNG|Timescape}}; {{VOY|The Disease}}) One should note that there can be certain difficulties involved in reproducing between species, even humanoid, for anatomical reasons; for instance, not all species keep their [[genitals]] in the same place. ({{film|6}})
 
There can be unexpected consequences to interspecific relations and as such it was a researched topic. [[Starfleet Academy]] taught [[Interspecies Protocol]] and the [[Ktarian]] [[Doctor]] [[Mizan]] was an expert in [[interspecies mating ritual]]s, known for his "empirical research". ({{TNG|Timescape}}; {{VOY|The Disease}}) One should note that there can be certain difficulties involved in reproducing between species, even humanoid, for anatomical reasons; for instance, not all species keep their [[genitals]] in the same place. ({{film|6}})
Line 10: Line 10:
 
== Examples of interspecific reproduction ==
 
== Examples of interspecific reproduction ==
 
=== Betazoid ===
 
=== Betazoid ===
* Betazoid / Human ([[Deanna Troi]], [[Kestra Troi]], [[Devinoni Ral]])
+
* Betazoid / Human ([[Deanna Troi]], [[Kestra Troi]], [[Devinoni Ral]], [[Anita Pierce]])
 
* Betazoid / [[Tavnian]] ([[Lwaxana Troi]]'s and [[Jeyal]]'s child) ({{DS9|The Muse}})
 
* Betazoid / [[Tavnian]] ([[Lwaxana Troi]]'s and [[Jeyal]]'s child) ({{DS9|The Muse}})
   
Line 16: Line 16:
 
* [[Cardassian]] / [[Bajoran]] ([[Mika]] and [[Dukat]]'s child, and [[Tora Ziyal]]) ({{DS9|Covenant}})
 
* [[Cardassian]] / [[Bajoran]] ([[Mika]] and [[Dukat]]'s child, and [[Tora Ziyal]]) ({{DS9|Covenant}})
 
* Cardassian / [[Kazon]] ([[Seska]] and [[Culluh]]'s [[Seska's baby|child]]) ({{VOY|Basics, Part I|Basics, Part II}})
 
* Cardassian / [[Kazon]] ([[Seska]] and [[Culluh]]'s [[Seska's baby|child]]) ({{VOY|Basics, Part I|Basics, Part II}})
{{bginfo|Seska also seemed to think Cardassian / Human cross breeding was possible, as she attempted to have [[Chakotay]]'s child.}}
+
{{bginfo|Seska also seemed to think Cardassian / Human cross breeding was possible, as she attempted to have [[Chakotay]]'s child.|[[Gilora Rejal]] apparently made the same assumption when she expressed interest in [[Miles O'Brien]].}}
   
 
=== Human ===
 
=== Human ===
 
* Human / [[Angel I native]] (the crewmembers of the Federation freighter ''[[Odin]]'' were mentioned to have fathered children with the Angel I inhabitants) ({{TNG|Angel One}})
 
* Human / [[Angel I native]] (the crewmembers of the Federation freighter ''[[Odin]]'' were mentioned to have fathered children with the Angel I inhabitants) ({{TNG|Angel One}})
 
* Human / [[Boraalan]] ([[Nikolai Rozhenko]] and [[Dobara]]'s child) ({{TNG|Homeward}})
 
* Human / [[Boraalan]] ([[Nikolai Rozhenko]] and [[Dobara]]'s child) ({{TNG|Homeward}})
* Human / [[Betazoid]] ([[Deanna Troi]], [[Kestra Troi]], [[Devinoni Ral]])
+
* Human / [[Betazoid]] ([[Deanna Troi]], [[Kestra Troi]], [[Devinoni Ral]], [[Walter Pierce]])
 
* Human / Cardassian (implied above)
 
* Human / Cardassian (implied above)
 
* Human / [[Daliwakan]] (''[[Paris 3 holograms#The Gigolo|The Gigolo]]'') ({{VOY|The Cloud}}) (only a hologram, but presumably possible)
 
* Human / [[Daliwakan]] (''[[Paris 3 holograms#The Gigolo|The Gigolo]]'') ({{VOY|The Cloud}}) (only a hologram, but presumably possible)
 
*Human / [[Denobulan]] ([[Unnamed Denobulans|Denobulan child on future Enterprise]]) ({{ENT|E²}})
 
*Human / [[Denobulan]] ([[Unnamed Denobulans|Denobulan child on future Enterprise]]) ({{ENT|E²}})
 
* Human / [[Ikaaran]] ([[Karyn Archer]]) ({{ENT|E²}})
 
* Human / [[Ikaaran]] ([[Karyn Archer]]) ({{ENT|E²}})
* Human / [[Klingon]] ([[K'Ehleyr]] (medical help was needed ({{TNG|The Emissary}}), [[B'Elanna Torres]], [[Alexander Rozhenko]], [[Miral Paris]])
+
* Human / [[Klingon]] ([[K'Ehleyr]] (medical help was needed ({{TNG|The Emissary}}), [[B'Elanna Torres]], [[K'Ehleyr]], [[Miral Paris]], [[Alexander Rozhenko]])
 
* Human / [[Ktarian]] ([[Naomi Wildman]]) ({{VOY|Deadlock}})
 
* Human / [[Ktarian]] ([[Naomi Wildman]]) ({{VOY|Deadlock}})
 
* Human / [[Napean]] ([[Daniel Kwan]]) ({{TNG|Eye of the Beholder}})
 
* Human / [[Napean]] ([[Daniel Kwan]]) ({{TNG|Eye of the Beholder}})
Line 33: Line 33:
 
* Human / [[Skagaran]] ([[Bethany]]) ({{ENT|North Star}})
 
* Human / [[Skagaran]] ([[Bethany]]) ({{ENT|North Star}})
 
* Human / [[Terrellian (Alpha Quadrant)|Terrellian]] ([[Unnamed Humans (31st century)|Human corpse]]) ({{ENT|Future Tense}})
 
* Human / [[Terrellian (Alpha Quadrant)|Terrellian]] ([[Unnamed Humans (31st century)|Human corpse]]) ({{ENT|Future Tense}})
* Human / [[Trill]] ([[Yedrin Dax]]) ({{DS9|Children of Time}})
+
* Human / [[Trill]] ([[Yedrin Dax]], [[Lisa (24th century)|Lisa]], several others) ({{DS9|Children of Time}})
* Human / [[Vulcan]] ([[Spock]], [[Elizabeth]], [[Lorian]], [[Spock (alternate reality)]])
+
* Human / [[Vulcan]] ([[Spock]], [[Elizabeth]], [[Lorian]], [[Spock (alternate reality)]], [[Spock (mirror)]])
 
* Human / [[Xyrillian]] ([[Charles Tucker III|Trip Tucker]]'s pregnancy; it should be noted, however, that he was more of a carrier than an actual, ''biological'' parent) ({{ENT|Unexpected}})
 
* Human / [[Xyrillian]] ([[Charles Tucker III|Trip Tucker]]'s pregnancy; it should be noted, however, that he was more of a carrier than an actual, ''biological'' parent) ({{ENT|Unexpected}})
 
* [[Q]] has implied that a Human / Q hybrid is possible ({{TNG|True Q}}; {{VOY|The Q and the Grey}})
 
* [[Q]] has implied that a Human / Q hybrid is possible ({{TNG|True Q}}; {{VOY|The Q and the Grey}})
{{bginfo|It may be assumed that [[the Q|Q (species)]] could breed with any species because of their [[Powerful and godlike beings|godlike]] abilities.}}
+
{{bginfo|He also stated that [[Q (species)|the Q]] could breed with, or as, any species because of their [[Powerful and godlike beings|godlike]] abilities.}}
  +
{{bginfo|According to the original script of {{TOS|Who Mourns for Adonais?}}, interbreeding between Humans and the [[Greek god]] species is also possible, as [[Carolyn Palamas]] got impregnated by [[Apollo]]. However, this was cut from the actual episode.}}
   
 
=== Klingon ===
 
=== Klingon ===
 
* [[Klingon]] / (Betazoid / Human) ([[Shannara Rozhenko|Shannara]] and [[Eric Christopher Rozhenko|Eric-Christopher]], [[alternate timeline]] children of [[Worf]] and [[Deanna Troi]]) ({{TNG|Parallels}})
 
* [[Klingon]] / (Betazoid / Human) ([[Shannara Rozhenko|Shannara]] and [[Eric Christopher Rozhenko|Eric-Christopher]], [[alternate timeline]] children of [[Worf]] and [[Deanna Troi]]) ({{TNG|Parallels}})
* Klingon / Human ([[K'Ehleyr]] (medical help was needed), [[B'Elanna Torres]], [[Alexander Rozhenko]], [[Miral Paris]])
+
* Klingon / Human ([[K'Ehleyr]] (medical help was needed), [[B'Elanna Torres]], [[Miral Paris]], [[Alexander Rozhenko]])
 
* Klingon / Trill (not possible without medical help; individuals never appeared, as [[Jadzia Dax]] was murdered soon after confirmation that such a pregnancy was possible) ({{DS9|Tears of the Prophets}})
 
* Klingon / Trill (not possible without medical help; individuals never appeared, as [[Jadzia Dax]] was murdered soon after confirmation that such a pregnancy was possible) ({{DS9|Tears of the Prophets}})
 
* Klingon / Romulan ([[Ba'el]] and several other prisoners in the [[Carraya IV]] colony) ({{TNG|Birthright, Part I}})
 
* Klingon / Romulan ([[Ba'el]] and several other prisoners in the [[Carraya IV]] colony) ({{TNG|Birthright, Part I}})
Line 52: Line 53:
 
* [[Romulan]] / Human ([[Sela]], [[Simon Tarses]])
 
* [[Romulan]] / Human ([[Sela]], [[Simon Tarses]])
 
* Romulan / Klingon ([[Ba'el]] and several other prisoners in the [[Carraya IV]] colony) ({{TNG|Birthright, Part I}})
 
* Romulan / Klingon ([[Ba'el]] and several other prisoners in the [[Carraya IV]] colony) ({{TNG|Birthright, Part I}})
  +
* Romulan / Vulcan ([[Saavik]])
  +
{{bginfo|In the novel ''[[The Ashes of Eden]]'', Kirk discovered the colony world of Chal, a planet briefly colonized by the Romulans and Klingons during an alliance, populated by genetically-engineered Klingon-Romulan hybrids.}}
   
 
=== Talaxian ===
 
=== Talaxian ===
 
* [[Talaxian]] / [[Mylean]] ([[Neelix]]'s great-grandfather was Mylean) ({{VOY|Scientific Method}})
 
* [[Talaxian]] / [[Mylean]] ([[Neelix]]'s great-grandfather was Mylean) ({{VOY|Scientific Method}})
 
* Talaxian / Ocampa (implied above)
 
* Talaxian / Ocampa (implied above)
* Talaxian / Vulcan ([[Tuvix]]) ({{VOY|Tuvix}})
+
* Talaxian / Vulcan ([[Tuvix]], was caused by a transporter malfunction with hybridizing flowers) ({{VOY|Tuvix}})
   
 
=== Trill ===
 
=== Trill ===
 
* [[Trill]] / [[Human]] (mentioned above)
 
* [[Trill]] / [[Human]] (mentioned above)
 
* Trill / [[Klaestron]] (Benjamin Sisko briefly assumed that [[Ilon Tandro]] was the son of [[Curzon Dax]] and [[Enina Tandro]]) ({{DS9|Dax}})
 
* Trill / [[Klaestron]] (Benjamin Sisko briefly assumed that [[Ilon Tandro]] was the son of [[Curzon Dax]] and [[Enina Tandro]]) ({{DS9|Dax}})
  +
* Trill / Klingon (referenced above)
   
 
=== Vulcan ===
 
=== Vulcan ===
 
* Vulcan / [[Human]] ([[Spock]], [[Elizabeth]], [[Lorian]], [[Spock (alternate reality)]])
 
* Vulcan / [[Human]] ([[Spock]], [[Elizabeth]], [[Lorian]], [[Spock (alternate reality)]])
 
* Vulcan / Talaxian (seen above)
 
* Vulcan / Talaxian (seen above)
{{bginfo|It may be assumed that a Vulcan and [[Romulan]] would be able to breed due to their common ancestry.}}
+
{{bginfo|It may be assumed that a Vulcan and [[Romulan]] would be able to breed due to their common ancestry. the production notes from Enterprise state that the creators were planning to reveal T'Pol as a Romulan/Vulcan hybrid if the series had continued. In this case, her baby with Trip would be 1/4 romulan, 1/4 vulcan and 1/2 human. [[Saavik]] was intended to be half-Romulan in {{film|2}}, but a scene establishing this was [[deleted scene|cut]].}}
   
 
== External link ==
 
== External link ==
Line 72: Line 76:
 
[[de:Mischlingskind]]
 
[[de:Mischlingskind]]
 
[[it:Ibrido]]
 
[[it:Ibrido]]
  +
[[nl:Hybride]]
[[nl:Voortplanting tussen verschillende rassen]]
 
 
[[pl:Rozmnażanie międzygatunkowe]]
 
[[pl:Rozmnażanie międzygatunkowe]]
 
[[Category:Sex and reproduction]]
 
[[Category:Sex and reproduction]]

Revision as of 05:00, 24 January 2014

File:Tora Ziyal, In Purgatorys Shadow.jpg

Tora Ziyal, a female Bajoran / Cardassian hybrid

A hybrid is the end result of mixing two different species in the biological process of reproduction.

Because of the common genetic ancestry of most of the species of the Milky Way Galaxy by way of the ancient humanoids, many species are able to interbreed with or without the help of genetic technology. In fact, Humans and Vulcans are quite similar. (TNG: "The Chase"; ENT: "Demons")

There can be unexpected consequences to interspecific relations and as such it was a researched topic. Starfleet Academy taught Interspecies Protocol and the Ktarian Doctor Mizan was an expert in interspecies mating rituals, known for his "empirical research". (TNG: "Timescape"; VOY: "The Disease") One should note that there can be certain difficulties involved in reproducing between species, even humanoid, for anatomical reasons; for instance, not all species keep their genitals in the same place. (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country)

In some cultures children who are born as a result of interspecific relations are rejected by the society of both races. For example, Bajoran / Cardassian hybrids were often rejected by both Bajorans and Cardassians. (DS9: "Indiscretion", "Return to Grace")

Examples of interspecific reproduction

Betazoid

Cardassian

Seska also seemed to think Cardassian / Human cross breeding was possible, as she attempted to have Chakotay's child.
Gilora Rejal apparently made the same assumption when she expressed interest in Miles O'Brien.

Human

He also stated that the Q could breed with, or as, any species because of their godlike abilities.
According to the original script of TOS: "Who Mourns for Adonais?", interbreeding between Humans and the Greek god species is also possible, as Carolyn Palamas got impregnated by Apollo. However, this was cut from the actual episode.

Klingon

Ocampa

Romulan

In the novel The Ashes of Eden, Kirk discovered the colony world of Chal, a planet briefly colonized by the Romulans and Klingons during an alliance, populated by genetically-engineered Klingon-Romulan hybrids.

Talaxian

Trill

Vulcan

It may be assumed that a Vulcan and Romulan would be able to breed due to their common ancestry. the production notes from Enterprise state that the creators were planning to reveal T'Pol as a Romulan/Vulcan hybrid if the series had continued. In this case, her baby with Trip would be 1/4 romulan, 1/4 vulcan and 1/2 human. Saavik was intended to be half-Romulan in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, but a scene establishing this was cut.

External link