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  2. Category:Films about mutants - Wikipedia

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    Films about mutants, organisms or new genetic characters arising or resulting from an instance of mutation, which is generally an alteration of the DNA sequence of the genome or chromosome of an organism. It is a characteristic that would not be observed naturally in a specimen.

  3. Genetics in fiction - Wikipedia

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    Aspects of genetics including mutation, hybridisation, cloning, genetic engineering, and eugenics have appeared in fiction since the 19th century. Genetics is a young science, having started in 1900 with the rediscovery of Gregor Mendel's study on the inheritance of traits in pea plants.

  4. Category:Films about genetic engineering - Wikipedia

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    Films about genetic engineering, the direct manipulation of an organism's genes using biotechnology. It is a set of technologies used to change the genetic makeup of cells, including the transfer of genes within and across species boundaries to produce improved or novel organisms .

  5. Mutants in fiction - Wikipedia

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    In Marvel Comics, genetic mutation has been used as an explanation for super-powers since the 1950s. [2] [3] [4] Mutants have played a major role in Marvel Comics, particularly the X-Men and related series. In the Marvel Comics Universe, they are a heavily persecuted minority where most people fear and hate them.

  6. Category:Films about evolution - Wikipedia

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    Different characteristics tend to exist within any given population as a result of mutation, genetic recombination and other sources of genetic variation. Evolution occurs when evolutionary processes such as natural selection (including sexual selection ) and genetic drift act on this variation, resulting in certain characteristics becoming ...

  7. Splice (film) - Wikipedia

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    Splice is a 2009 science fiction horror film directed by Vincenzo Natali and starring Adrien Brody, Sarah Polley, and Delphine Chanéac.The story concerns experiments in genetic engineering being done by a young scientific couple, who attempt to introduce human DNA into their work of splicing animal genes resulting in the creation of a human–animal hybrid. [3]

  8. Category:Fictional genetically engineered characters - Wikipedia

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    This category lists characters in literature, television, film, and comic books that are transgenics; i.e. have had their genes manipulated due to genetic engineering See also the categories Genetically modified organisms , Fictional geneticists , and Fiction about genetic engineering

  9. Gattaca - Wikipedia

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    With Jerome's genetic makeup, Vincent gains employment at Gattaca and is assigned as a navigator for an upcoming mission to Saturn's moon Titan. To conceal his identity, Vincent must meticulously groom and scrub down daily to remove his own genetic material, pass daily DNA scanning and urine tests using Jerome's samples, and hide his heart defect.