Genetic Code

Before a player starts their game, they can insert Genetic Code. These genes allow personalization of pathogens by providing boosts to how one infects people, reacts to different environments, acquires DNA, and just the playstyle in general of your pathogen.

Every time a player wins a game with a standard plague, they unlock one of the 25 genes, regardless of the difficulty level. The same goes for victories in the Neurax Worm. However, the other special plagues normally unlock one of their special genes. There are five different types of genes: DNA Genes, Travel Genes, Evolution Genes, Mutation Genes, and Environment Genes. Players can only have one of each type of gene per game, meaning that there are a large number of different genetic combinations that one can use for any disease (3,125 to be exact) . There are exclusive genes for Necroa Virus, Simian Flu, and Shadow Plague. On Android, you must buy the premium version for $1.00 in order to use the genes that you unlocked.

Standard Plague Genes

DNA Genes

	Gen Name ATP Boost Description Get bonus DNA at the beginning (8 extra starting DNA Points)

	Gen Name Metabolic Jump Description Get more DNA from popping red, biohazard bubbles.

	Gen Name Cytochrome Surge Description Get more DNA from popping orange DNA bubbles.

	Gen Name Catalytic Switch Description Get bonus DNA from popping blue Cure bubbles.

	Gen Name Metabolic Hijack Description Orange and red bubbles are automatically popped.

Mutation Genes

	Gen Name Darwinist Description This gene increases the chance of your plague mutating (+0.4 mutation).

	Gen Name Creationist Description This gene decreases the chance of your plague mutating (-0.4 mutation).

	Gen Name Genetic Mimic Description Your plague is harder to cure (+0.15 Cure Requirement).

	Gen Name Base Hydrolysis Description Your plague can mutate Abilities, but is easier to cure (-0.1 Mutation, -0.05 Cure Requirement).

	Gen Name Base Oxidisation Description Your plague can mutate transmissions, but is easier to cure (-0.1 Mutation, -0.05 Cure Requirement).

Travel Genes

	Gen Name Teracyte Description This gene increases the chance of your plague spreading by land (+7 land).

	Gen Name Aquacyte Description This gene increases chance of your plague spreading by sea (+7 sea).

	Gen Name Aerocyte Description This gene increases chance of your plague spreading by air (+7 air).

	Gen Name Suppression Description Your plague is more likely to cross a closed land border.

	Gen Name Native Biome Description This gene increases infectivity of your plague in its starting country.

Environment Genes

	Gen Name Xerophile Description This gene gives your plague a bonus in arid climates (+0.5).

	Gen Name Hydrophile Description This gene gives your plague a bonus to infectivity in humid climates (+0.5).

	Gen Name Rurophile Description This gene gives your plague a bonus to infectivity in rural environments (+0.5).

	Gen Name Urbophile Description This gene gives your plague a bonus in urban environments (+0.5).

	Gen Name Extremophile Description This gene gives your plague a minor bonus in all environments (+0.2 in all environments).

Evolution Genes

Note: Mega-Brutal infected population cost increase still applies to the "stasis" genes. Cost will still increase, just at a lesser extent than without the "stasis" genes.

	Gen Name Ionised Helix Description This gene grants bonus DNA when devolving (+2 DNA Points for devolution).

	Gen Name Translesion + Description Costs to devolve don't increase.

	Gen Name Sympto-Stasis Description Symptom costs don't increase, but your plague will be easier to cure（-0.1 infectivity in all environments, -0.1 cure requirement).

	Gen Name Trans-Stasis Description Transmission costs don't increase, but your plague will be easier to cure (-0.1 infectivity in all environments, -0.125 cure requirement).

	Gen Name Patho-Stasis Description Ability costs don't increase, but your plague will be easier to cure (-0.1 infectivity in all environments, -0.11 cure requirement).

Special Plague Genes

Necroa Genes

(Exclusive to Necroa Virus, replacing Evolution)

	Gen Name Autolytic Reduction Description This gene slightly decreases the speed at which zombies decay, allowing them to be dangerous for longer periods of time.

	Gen Name Cytopathic Boost Description Infected corpses are more likely to reanimate as a zombie.

	Gen Name ThermoNecro Description This gene reduces the zombie rate of decay in countries with a Hot climate.

	Gen Name Spliced Activation Description Active abilities cost less DNA (from 5 to 3) to use.

	Gen Name Dopamine Inhibitor Description This gene increases the chance of a zombie victim becoming a zombie.

Ape Genes

(Exclusive to Simian Flu, replacing Mutation)

	Gen Name Viral Affinity Description This gene increases the rate of ape-to-ape transmission.

	Gen Name Call of the Wild Description Apes are less likely to be found by humans.

	Gen Name Together Strong Description This gene increases DNA gained from colonies (+1 DNA).

	Gen Name Leadership Description Active abilities cost less DNA to use (1/2 cost).

	Gen Name Adrenal Surge Description This gene increases ape strength and speed, but it is lethal over time.

Artificial Genes

(Exclusive to Simian Flu, replacing Evolution)

	Gen Name Latent Catalyst Description This gene allows you get DNA when a Gen-Sys lab is destroyed.

	Gen Name Cortisol Sensitivity Description This gene reduces research from Gen-Sys experiments on apes.

	Gen Name ATP Overdose Description Bonus DNA is given at the start, but it costs significantly more to devolve (+15 starting DNA Points), (20 more points devolution cost).

	Gen Name Ion Deficit Description It costs more to devolve, but it also makes the Simian Flu harder to cure.

	Gen Name Ion Surge Description It costs less to devolve, but the Simian Flu is easier to cure.

Blood Genes

(Exclusive to Shadow Plague, replacing Travel genes)

	Gen Name Healthy Eater Description Increases vampire maximum health.

	Gen Name Scavenger Description Vampire gets more DNA from destroying labs and Templar Bases.

	Gen Name Brawler Description Vampire Blood Rage ability doesn't cost DNA

	Gen Name Berserker Description Vampire Blood Rage ability kills more people.

	Gen Name Harvester Description Vampire gets more DNA when consuming people using Blood Rage.

Flight Genes

(Exclusive to Shadow Plague, replacing Environment genes)

	Gen Name Bat Bolt Description Vampire Flight range increases.

	Gen Name Budget Bat Description Vampire Flight ability doesn't cost DNA

	Gen Name Fair Weather Bat Description Vampire flies faster when not injured .

	Gen Name Aerophobic Bat Description Vampire flies faster but damages health.

	Gen Name Socially Awkward Bat Description Vampire starts Blood Rage automatically when entering a new country

Shadow Genes

(Exclusive to Shadow Plague, replacing DNA Genes)

Unlocking via Gameplay

You can unlock genes by playing the game. Below are some ways people found which gene gets unlocked by which action, mostly tested on mobile (Android/iOS):

• Beating a Bacteria, Virus, Fungus, Parasite, Prion, Nano-Virus, Bio-Weapon, Neurax Worm level likely unlocks any random gene.
• Beating a Necroa Virus level likely unlocks a Necroa Gene
• Beating a Simian Flu level likely unlocks a Simian/Artificial Gene
• Beating a Shadow Plague level likely unlocks a Shadow/Flight/Blood Rage Gene

Multiplayer genes

Here is a list of some genes on Multiplayer games. Some of the genes on Multiplayer are VS Mode exclusive. This list is less outdated than it was, but is still none-the-less incomplete.

• Hydrophobe: Gives your plague a bonus in arid climates, but a penalty in humid climates.

(+1.33 arid, -1 humid)

• Xerophobe: Gives your plague a bonus in humid climates, but a penalty in arid climates.

(-1.33 arid, +1 humid)

• Urbophobe: Gives your plague a bonus in rural environments, but a penalty in urban environments.

(-0.67 urban, +0.57 rural)

• Rurophobe: Gives your plague a bonus in urban environments, but a penalty in rural environments.

(+0.67 urban, -0.57 rural)

• Pharmaphile: Gives your plague a bonus in wealthy countries, but a penalty in poor countries.

(+0.12 rich, -0.5 poor)

• Pharmaphobe: Gives your plague a bonus in poor countries, but a penalty in wealthy countries.

(-0.12 rich, +0.5 poor)

• Frigophobe: Gives your plague a bonus in hot countries, but a penalty in cold countries.

(+0.1 hot, -0.16 cold)

• Thermophobe: Gives your plague a bonus in cold countries, but a penalty in hot countries.

(-0.1 hot, +0.16 cold)

• Benign infection: Your plague is harder to cure but you start with less DNA.
• Unstable inception: Get bonus DNA (+9) at the beginning, but your starting country will be selected randomly.
• Base Hydration: Your plague can mutate transmissions and abilities, but costs to evolve will increase quickly.
• Innocent Infection: Your plague will find it easier (+50%) to infect people that are already infected by other diseases, but harder (-50%) to kill them.
• Deadly Disinfectant: Your plague will find it easier (+50%) to kill people that are infected by other diseases, but harder (-50%) to infect them.
• VS mode Exclusive Safe house: Get more DNA (from 2 to 4) from bubbles in your starting country, but your opponent gets bonus DNA (+6) when it is discovered.
• VS mode Exclusive Search and Destroy: Get a DNA bonus from finding your opponent's starting country. The bonus decreases the longer it takes. If you find your opponent's starting country in 0 days, the bonus will be 40 DNA points. The bonus will be decreasing by 0.13 per day.
• VS mode Exclusive Peekaboo: See which countries your enemy has infected but gain less DNA (-6) when discovering thier starting country.

Trivia

• The Mutation Genes,(Base Oxidisation & Base Hydroylsis) Evolution Genes, (Sympto-Statis, Patho-Statis, & Trans-Statis) And Multiplayer genes have good and bad sides.
• Neurax Worm is the only special plague that dosen't have its own special genes.