Star Trek TNG kind of lampshaded that in "The Chase", where its is revealed that alien species are similar and biologically compatible because they share a comm

Star Trek TNG kind of lampshaded that in "The Chase", where its is revealed that alien species are similar and biologically compatible because they share a common humanoid ancestor. https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/The_Chase_(episode) https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/The_Chase_(episode)