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'''[[Gene Strands]]''' are [[Resources|'''resources''']] that can be used to purchase various are obtained by killing a percentage of a planet's population. Other means of earning Gene Strands include [[Bacteria Recycling| recycling Evolved Bacteria]] and completing [Upgrades#Gene Strand Upgrades[Daily Quests|'''upgrades'''daily quests]]. Gene Strands and Gene Strand upgrades are not lost after attacking a planet.
Unspent Gene Strands provide a 1% increase to global [[BPS]].
This can be increased to 2% by researching '''[[Schroedinger's Gene]]''' at the '''[[Dark Matter Institute]]'''.
When entering a '''[[Black Hole]]''', Gene Strand upgrades are lost, but the unspent Gene Strands are transformed into [[Resources#Dark Matter|'''Dark Matter''']].