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[[File:Tora Ziyal, In Purgatorys Shadow.jpg|thumb|[[Tora Ziyal]], a female [[Bajoran]] / [[Cardassian]] hybrid]]
 
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A '''hybrid''' is the end result of mixing two different species in the [[biology|biological process]] of [[reproduction]].
 
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[[File:B'Elanna Torres, Human-Klingon faceoff.jpg|thumb|B'Elanna Torres, a hybrid split into Klingon and Human halves]]
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A '''hybrid''' or '''mixed species''' was the end result of mixing two or more different [[species]] in the [[interspecies breeding|biological process]] of [[reproduction]]. [[Klingon]]s referred to hybrids derogatorily as a '''mongrel'''. ({{VOY|Barge of the Dead|Prophecy}}) [[Spock]] was also derogatorily referred to as a '''half-breed''' on a number of occasions. ({{DIS|If Memory Serves}}; {{TOS|What Are Little Girls Made Of?|This Side of Paradise|Day of the Dove}})
   
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== Biological aspects ==
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}})
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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 were able to interbreed with or without the help of [[Genetic engineering|genetic]] [[technology]]. ({{TNG|The Chase}})
   
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According to [[Doctor]] [[Phlox]], [[Human]]s and [[Vulcan]]s were quite similar. ({{ENT|Demons}}) In fact, [[Bethany]], a Human/[[Skagaran]] hybrid, was one of the first known hybrids encountered by Humans from [[Earth]], confirming that such interspecies breeding was possible. ({{ENT|North Star}})
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}})
 
   
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== Societal aspects ==
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}})
 
 
[[File:Tora Ziyal, 2373.jpg|thumb|Tora Ziyal, a Bajoran/Cardassian hybrid]]
 
In some cultures, children who are born as a result of interspecific relations were 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}}) This was, however, the same treatment usually received by Cardassian [[orphan]]s, as well. ({{DS9|Cardassians}})
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During the mid-[[22nd century]], before such things were commonplace, those behind [[Terra Prime]], such as [[John Frederick Paxton]], believed that [[Elizabeth]], a test tube baby-hybrid of a Human and a Vulcan was "''a '''cross-breed''' [[freak]],''" asking, "''How many [[generation]]s before our [[genome]] is so diluted that the word "[[Human]]" is nothing more than a [[footnote]] in some [[medical text]]?''" ({{ENT|Terra Prime}})
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== Personal aspects ==
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[[File:Spock, 2266.jpg|thumb|Spock, a Vulcan/Human hybrid]]
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As noted above, Spock, a Human/Vulcan hybrid, had many personal demons when it came to his being.
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In [[2266]], he shared with Doctor [[Leonard McCoy]] that "''being split in two halves is no [[theory]] with me, Doctor. I have a Human half, you see, as well as an [[alien]] half, submerged, constantly at [[war]] with each other. Personal experience, Doctor. I survive it because my [[intelligence]] wins over both, makes them live together.''" ({{TOS|The Enemy Within}})
   
 
== Examples of interspecific reproduction ==
 
== Examples of interspecific reproduction ==
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=== Aenar ===
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* [[Aenar]]/[[Andorian]]
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** [[Talla]]
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=== Bajoran ===
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* [[Bajoran]]/[[Cardassian]]
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** [[Mika]] and [[Dukat]]'s [[Hybrids Mika baby|child]]
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** [[Tora Ziyal]]
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* Bajoran/Cardassian/[[Human]]
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** [[Laira Rillak]]
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* Bajoran/[[Trill]]
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** [[Shabarnes]], a fusion of [[Shaxs]] and [[Barnes]], was created by a [[transporter]] malfunction with a [[symbiogenetic alien orchid]].
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=== Betazoid ===
 
=== Betazoid ===
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* [[Betazoid]]/Human
* Betazoid / Human ([[Deanna Troi]], [[Kestra Troi]], [[Devinoni Ral]], [[Anita Pierce]])
 
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** [[Anita Pierce]]
* Betazoid / [[Tavnian]] ([[Lwaxana Troi]]'s and [[Jeyal]]'s child) ({{DS9|The Muse}})
 
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** [[Walter Pierce]]
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** [[Ral's mother]]
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*** [[Devinoni Ral]]
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*** [[Ral's siblings]]
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** [[Deanna Troi]]
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*** [[Thaddeus Troi-Riker]] (¼ Betazoid, ¾ Human)
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*** [[Kestra Troi-Riker]] (¼ Betazoid, ¾ Human)
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** [[Ian Troi]]
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** [[Kestra Troi]]
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* Betazoid/Human/[[Klingon]]
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** [[Shannara]]
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** [[Eric-Christopher]]
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* Betazoid/[[Tavnian]]
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** [[Lwaxana Troi]] and [[Jeyal]]'s [[Unnamed hybrids#Lwaxana Troi's son|son]]
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=== Caitian ===
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* [[Caitian]]/Human
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** [[T'Illups]], a fusion of [[T'Ana]] and [[Andy Billups]], was created by a transporter malfunction with a symbiogenetic orchid.
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* Caitian/Unknown species
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** [[Caitian hybrid roommate 001|Connolly's roommate]]
   
 
=== Cardassian ===
 
=== Cardassian ===
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* Cardassian/Bajoran
* [[Cardassian]] / [[Bajoran]] ([[Mika]] and [[Dukat]]'s child, and [[Tora Ziyal]]) ({{DS9|Covenant}})
 
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** ''See above''
* Cardassian / [[Kazon]] ([[Seska]] and [[Culluh]]'s [[Seska's baby|child]]) ({{VOY|Basics, Part I|Basics, Part II}})
 
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* Cardassian/Bajoran/Human
{{bginfo|Seska also seemed to think Cardassian / Human cross breeding was possible, as she attempted to have [[Chakotay]]'s child.}}
 
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** ''See above''
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* Cardassian/[[Kazon]]
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** [[Seska]] and [[Culluh]]'s [[Hybrids Seska baby|child]]
   
 
=== Human ===
 
=== Human ===
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* Human/[[Angel I native]]
* 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}})
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** 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}})
 
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* Human/Bajoran/Cardassian
* Human / [[Betazoid]] ([[Deanna Troi]], [[Kestra Troi]], [[Devinoni Ral]], [[Walter Pierce]])
 
* Human / Cardassian (implied above)
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** ''See above''
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* Human/[[Beluga whale]]
* Human / [[Daliwakan]] (''[[Paris 3 holograms#The Gigolo|The Gigolo]]'') ({{VOY|The Cloud}}) (only a hologram, but presumably possible)
 
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** [[Swhale Swhalens]], a fusion of [[Steve Stevens]] and [[Matt]], was created by a transporter malfunction with a symbiogenetic orchid.
*Human / [[Denobulan]] ([[Unnamed Denobulans|Denobulan child on future Enterprise]]) ({{ENT|E²}})
 
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* Human/Betazoid
* Human / [[Ikaaran]] ([[Karyn Archer]]) ({{ENT|E²}})
 
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** ''See above''
* Human / [[Klingon]] ([[K'Ehleyr]] (medical help was needed ({{TNG|The Emissary}}), [[B'Elanna Torres]], [[Alexander Rozhenko]], [[Miral Paris]])
 
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* Human/Betazoid/Klingon
* Human / [[Ktarian]] ([[Naomi Wildman]]) ({{VOY|Deadlock}})
 
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** ''See above''
* Human / [[Napean]] ([[Daniel Kwan]]) ({{TNG|Eye of the Beholder}})
 
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* Human/[[Boraalan]]
* Human / [[Ocampa]] ([[Linnis Paris]], [[Andrew Kim]]) ({{VOY|Before and After}})
 
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** [[Nikolai Rozhenko]] and [[Dobara]]'s [[Unnamed hybrids#Dobara's unborn child|unborn child]]
* Human / [[Romulan]] ([[Sela]], [[Simon Tarses]])
 
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* Human/Caitian
* Human / [[Skagaran]] ([[Bethany]]) ({{ENT|North Star}})
 
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** ''See above''
* Human / [[Terrellian (Alpha Quadrant)|Terrellian]] ([[Unnamed Humans (31st century)|Human corpse]]) ({{ENT|Future Tense}})
 
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* Human/[[Daliwakan]]
* Human / [[Trill]] ([[Yedrin Dax]], [[Lisa (24th century)|Lisa]], several others) ({{DS9|Children of Time}})
 
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** ''[[Chez Sandrine holo-gigolo 001|The Gigolo]]''
* Human / [[Vulcan]] ([[Spock]], [[Elizabeth]], [[Lorian]], [[Spock (alternate reality)]], [[Spock (mirror)]])
 
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* Human/[[Denobulan]]
* 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}})
 
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** [[Phlox]] and [[Amanda Cole]]'s [[Hybrids Phlox family 001|nine children]] from an [[alternate future]] ''{{dis|Enterprise|NX-01}}''
* [[Q]] has implied that a Human / Q hybrid is possible ({{TNG|True Q}}; {{VOY|The Q and the Grey}})
 
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*** [[Hybrids Phlox family 002|The descendants of Phlox and Cole's nine children]]
{{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.}}
 
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*** [[Hybrids Phlox family 003|A part-Denobulan boy]]
{{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.}}
 
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* Human/[[Greek god]]
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** [[Apollo]]
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* Human/[[Ikaaran]]/Two unknown species
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** [[Karyn Archer]]
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* Human/Klingon
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** ''See below''
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* Human/[[Ktarian]]
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** [[Naomi Wildman]]
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** [[Sabrina]]
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* Human/[[Napean]]
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** [[Daniel Kwan]]
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* Human/[[Ocampa]]
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** ''See below''
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* Human/[[Romulan]]
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** ''See below''
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* Human/[[Skagaran]]
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** [[Bethany]] (¼ Skagaran, ¾ Human)
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* Human/Trill
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** ''See below''
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* Human/[[Vulcan]]
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** ''See below''
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* Human/Vulcan/{{dis|Terrellian|Alpha Quadrant}}/[[Rigelian]]
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** [[Human 31st century corpse|Human corpse]]
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* Human/[[Migleemo's species|Unknown ornithoid species]]
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** [[Frigleeman]], a fusion of [[Carol Freeman]] and [[Migleemo]], was created by a transporter malfunction with a symbiogenetic orchid.
   
 
=== Klingon ===
 
=== Klingon ===
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* Klingon/Betazoid
* [[Klingon]] / (Betazoid / Human) ([[Shannara Rozhenko|Shannara]] and [[Eric Christopher Rozhenko|Eric-Christopher]], [[alternate timeline]] children of [[Worf]] and [[Deanna Troi]]) ({{TNG|Parallels}})
 
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** ''See above''
* Klingon / Human ([[K'Ehleyr]] (medical help was needed), [[B'Elanna Torres]], [[Alexander Rozhenko]], [[Miral Paris]])
 
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* Klingon/Human
* 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}})
 
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** [[K'Ehleyr]]
* Klingon / Romulan ([[Ba'el]] and several other prisoners in the [[Carraya IV]] colony) ({{TNG|Birthright, Part I}})
 
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*** [[Alexander Rozhenko]] (¾ Klingon, ¼ Human)
 
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** [[B'Elanna Torres]]
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*** [[Miral Paris]] (¼ Klingon, ¾ Human)
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* Klingon/Romulan
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** [[Ba'el]]
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* Klingon/Trill
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** [[Brota]]
   
 
=== Ocampa ===
 
=== Ocampa ===
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* Ocampa/Human
* [[Ocampa]] / Human ([[Linnis Paris]], [[Andrew Kim]]) ({{VOY|Before and After}})
 
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** [[Linnis Paris]]
* Ocampa / Talaxian (although they decided not to, Kes and Neelix seemed to imply it was possible for them to have a baby) ({{VOY|Elogium}})
 
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** [[Andrew Kim]]
   
 
=== Romulan ===
 
=== Romulan ===
* [[Romulan]] / Human ([[Sela]], [[Simon Tarses]])
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* Romulan/Human
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** [[Sela]]
* Romulan / Klingon ([[Ba'el]] and several other prisoners in the [[Carraya IV]] colony) ({{TNG|Birthright, Part I}})
 
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** [[Simon Tarses]]
{{bginfo|In the novel ''[[The Ashes of Eden]]'', Kirk discovered the colony world of Chal, a planet briefly colonised by the Romulans and Klingons during an alliance, populated by genetically-engineered Klingon-Romulan hybrids.}}
 
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** [[Tarses' brother 001|Simon Tarses' brother]]
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** [[Gabriel Hwang]] and {{dis|Pel|Romulan}}'s [[Raffi's granddaughter 001|daughter]]
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* Romulan/Klingon
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** ''See above''
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* Romulan/Vulcan
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** [[Oh]]
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** The [[Romulo-Vulcan]]s, including [[Shira]]
 
{{bginfo|The production notes from {{s|ENT}} stated that the creators were planning to reveal T'Pol as a Romulan/Vulcan hybrid if the series had continued.|[[Saavik]] was intended to be half-Romulan in {{film|2}}, but a scene establishing this was [[Deleted scene|cut]].}}
   
 
=== Talaxian ===
 
=== Talaxian ===
* [[Talaxian]] / [[Mylean]] ([[Neelix]]'s great-grandfather was Mylean) ({{VOY|Scientific Method}})
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* [[Talaxian]]/[[Mylean]]
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** [[Alixia]] (presumably ⅞ Talaxian, ⅛ Mylean)
* Talaxian / Ocampa (implied above)
 
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** [[Neelix]] (⅞ Talaxian, ⅛ Mylean)
* Talaxian / Vulcan ([[Tuvix]], was caused by a transporter malfunction with hybridizing flowers) ({{VOY|Tuvix}})
 
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* Talaxian/Mylean/Vulcan
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** [[Tuvix]], a fusion of [[Tuvok]] and Neelix, was created by a transporter malfunction with a symbiogenetic orchid.
   
 
=== Trill ===
 
=== Trill ===
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* Trill/Bajoran
* [[Trill]] / [[Human]] (mentioned above)
 
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** ''See above''
* Trill / [[Klaestron]] (Benjamin Sisko briefly assumed that [[Ilon Tandro]] was the son of [[Curzon Dax]] and [[Enina Tandro]]) ({{DS9|Dax}})
 
* Trill / Klingon (referenced above)
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* Trill/Human
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** [[Yedrin Dax]]
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** {{dis|Lisa|24th century}}
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* Trill/Klingon
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** ''See above''
   
 
=== Vulcan ===
 
=== Vulcan ===
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* Vulcan/Human
* Vulcan / [[Human]] ([[Spock]], [[Elizabeth]], [[Lorian]], [[Spock (alternate reality)]])
 
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** [[Elizabeth]] ([[binary clone]] of [[Charles Tucker III]] and [[T'Pol]])
* Vulcan / Talaxian (seen above)
 
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** [[Lorian]] ([[conception]] possible after [[Doctor]] [[Phlox]] found a way of combining the Vulcan and Human [[genome]]s)
{{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]].}}
 
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** [[Spock]]
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** [[Spock (alternate reality)]]
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** [[Spock (mirror)]]
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** [[Spock Two]] ([[clone]] of Spock)
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* Vulcan/Romulan
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** ''See above''
 
* Vulcan/Talaxian/Mylean
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** ''See above''
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{{bginfo|In the first draft script of {{film|3}}, another Vulcan/Human hybrid, called Galt, was to have been introduced.}}
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== Appendices ==
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=== See also ===
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* [[Bastard]]
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* [[Unnamed hybrids]]
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=== Background information ===
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In an initial story outline of {{TOS|Charlie X}}, [[Charles Evans]] was referred to as a Human/Ferndok hybrid, since [[Evans' parents 001|his mother]] was a Ferndok (a species which, during the episode's development, was later renamed [[Thasian]]).
   
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=== Apocrypha ===
 
In the novel ''{{dis|The Ashes of Eden|novel}}'', 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.
* {{Wikipedia|Hybrid (biology)}}
 
   
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B'Elanna Torres, Human-Klingon faceoff

B'Elanna Torres, a hybrid split into Klingon and Human halves

A hybrid or mixed species was the end result of mixing two or more different species in the biological process of reproduction. Klingons referred to hybrids derogatorily as a mongrel. (VOY: "Barge of the Dead", "Prophecy") Spock was also derogatorily referred to as a half-breed on a number of occasions. (DIS: "If Memory Serves"; TOS: "What Are Little Girls Made Of?", "This Side of Paradise", "Day of the Dove")

Biological aspects

Because of the common genetic ancestry of most of the species of the Milky Way Galaxy by way of the ancient humanoids, many species were able to interbreed with or without the help of genetic technology. (TNG: "The Chase")

According to Doctor Phlox, Humans and Vulcans were quite similar. (ENT: "Demons") In fact, Bethany, a Human/Skagaran hybrid, was one of the first known hybrids encountered by Humans from Earth, confirming that such interspecies breeding was possible. (ENT: "North Star")

Societal aspects

Tora Ziyal, 2373

Tora Ziyal, a Bajoran/Cardassian hybrid

In some cultures, children who are born as a result of interspecific relations were 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") This was, however, the same treatment usually received by Cardassian orphans, as well. (DS9: "Cardassians")

During the mid-22nd century, before such things were commonplace, those behind Terra Prime, such as John Frederick Paxton, believed that Elizabeth, a test tube baby-hybrid of a Human and a Vulcan was "a cross-breed freak," asking, "How many generations before our genome is so diluted that the word "Human" is nothing more than a footnote in some medical text?" (ENT: "Terra Prime")

Personal aspects

Spock, 2266

Spock, a Vulcan/Human hybrid

As noted above, Spock, a Human/Vulcan hybrid, had many personal demons when it came to his being.

In 2266, he shared with Doctor Leonard McCoy that "being split in two halves is no theory with me, Doctor. I have a Human half, you see, as well as an alien half, submerged, constantly at war with each other. Personal experience, Doctor. I survive it because my intelligence wins over both, makes them live together." (TOS: "The Enemy Within")

Examples of interspecific reproduction

Aenar

Bajoran

Betazoid

Caitian

Cardassian

  • Cardassian/Bajoran
    • See above
  • Cardassian/Bajoran/Human
    • See above
  • Cardassian/Kazon

Human

Klingon

Ocampa

Romulan

The production notes from Star Trek: Enterprise stated that the creators were planning to reveal T'Pol as a Romulan/Vulcan hybrid if the series had continued.
Saavik was intended to be half-Romulan in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, but a scene establishing this was cut.

Talaxian

  • Talaxian/Mylean
    • Alixia (presumably ⅞ Talaxian, ⅛ Mylean)
    • Neelix (⅞ Talaxian, ⅛ Mylean)
  • Talaxian/Mylean/Vulcan
    • Tuvix, a fusion of Tuvok and Neelix, was created by a transporter malfunction with a symbiogenetic orchid.

Trill

  • Trill/Bajoran
    • See above
  • Trill/Human
  • Trill/Klingon
    • See above

Vulcan

In the first draft script of Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, another Vulcan/Human hybrid, called Galt, was to have been introduced.

Appendices

See also

Background information

In an initial story outline of TOS: "Charlie X", Charles Evans was referred to as a Human/Ferndok hybrid, since his mother was a Ferndok (a species which, during the episode's development, was later renamed Thasian).

Apocrypha

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.

External links