Tertiary question: we know that Vulcans/Romulans were descendents of the Progenitors, but are Talaxians?
If not, it might not be technically possible for them to interbreed at all, meaning that a Vulcan/Talaxian hybrid could never occur naturally, and also that Tuvix would probably be genetically incompatible with everything and everyone. Therefore, no species - only an anomaly produced by a freak transporter accident.
NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 2 months ago
Does Tuvix have two species, or none?
Steve@communick.news 2 months ago
I would say none. Maybe to be a member of a species requires at least a history of a single breeding pair?
grue@lemmy.world 2 months ago
“A single Tuvix is a curiosity. A wonder, even. But thousands of Tuvixes – isn’t that becoming a race?”
charonn0@startrek.website 2 months ago
Not all species reproduce sexually. Not all sexual reproduction involves pairs.
NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 2 months ago
Tertiary question: we know that Vulcans/Romulans were descendents of the Progenitors, but are Talaxians?
If not, it might not be technically possible for them to interbreed at all, meaning that a Vulcan/Talaxian hybrid could never occur naturally, and also that Tuvix would probably be genetically incompatible with everything and everyone. Therefore, no species - only an anomaly produced by a freak transporter accident.
Keeponstalin@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Of course he has tu, it’s in the name
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 months ago
we don’t let tuvixen reproduce. it’s in the charter.