'''[[Gene Strands]] (GS)''' are [[Resources|'''resources''']] that can be used to purchase various boost your [[Upgrades#Gene Strand UpgradesBPS|'''upgradesbacteria production per second (BPS)]]''']].

GS and GS upgrades are not lost after attacking a [[Planets|'''planet''']], but entering a '''[[Black Hole]]''' will cause the player to lose transform all GS upgrades and transform the unspent GS into [[Resources#Dark Matter|Dark Matter]].

New GS can be obtained by killing a percentage of a planet's population. GS can reach [[Large Numbers|'''large numbers''']] in early game, which are displayed using [[Large Numbers#Abbreviations|abbreviations]] or [[Large Numbers#Scientific Notation|scientific notification]], if it has been enabled in the settings menu.

*'''Total Population Killed''' - the total number of killed inhabitants after since the [[Mars|first planet]] (including the current attack on current planet )*'''Population Killed''' - the number of inhabitants that will be killed in the current attack

The amount of <span style="color: red"> GS earned can is also be increased by bonuses from equipped [[Evolved Bacteria]]</span>.

Upon entering a {{Dark matter conversion descr}} =Version History={{version history table}} {{version history row|v = 1.34.0|changes = Added skill point system. [[Black HoleList of All Gene Strand Upgrades| Gene Strand upgrades]], all unspent Gene Strands are converted into '''[[Resources#Dark Matterreplaced by a skill tree}}|Dark Matter]]'''.}

'''See also:''' =Related Pages=*[[Black_HoleResources]]*[[Upgrades#DropsGene Strand Upgrades|Black Hole dropsGene Strand upgrades]]*[[Dark Matter]]