Morphic field

The theory of morphic fields conjectured that all living beings have a field associated with them which defined their entire biology. Morphic fields would provide a force that guided the development of an organism as it grew, making it take on a form similar to other species. DNA would not be the source of structure itself, but rather a "receiver" that translated instructions in the field into physical form.

Morphic fields would be reinforced by every successive generation. That would be why there were so many humanoid races in the universe. The Gallifreyans were the first sentient life to evolve in this universe, and thus created a morphic field for humanoids. That would have made it more probable that the next race to evolve would be humanoid, and that made it much more likely that the next race would be humanoid, and so on. The majority of the non-humanoid races developed in environments where two legs, two arms and a head would have been a positive handicap. (NA: Lucifer Rising)

Behind the Scenes

The theory of morphic fields and resonance originated as a serious scientific proposal. However, most in the scientific community do not accept the idea and regard it as a fringe science or pseudoscience.