Regarding the spoiler:
Spoiler: I think it's pretty clear that it was the threat to mommy that triggered his power. The mixing of DNA has never really been an issue in comic book science. Basically, any humanoid can mate with any other humanoid and produce viable offspring that shares the parent's attributes. Right now in Young Avengers, we just found out that Hulkling's parents were Captain Marvel (a superpowered Kree) and the the Skrull princess.
Personally I like the TNG explanation, which was that an ancient race seeded thousands of planets with their DNA millions of years ago to stimulate the development of intelligent life that would all spring up at about the same time, thus ensuring that none of the races would be lonely.
There's an interesting take on the DNA thing in Invincible. The main character's father is from a race of superhumans who invade and take over other planets. The early scenes have some women in them, but later on it appears to be just men. I'm not sure if any of the women survived the planetary war.
Anyway, Nolan, the father, is a Viltrumite. He can produce offspring with any female of any species, and it's a genetic copy of nearly 100% Viltrumite attributes. Early on he disappears, but shows up later on having mated and produced a baby with a giant sentient insect. The baby looks just like him, and ordinary humanoid.
Well, that was half spoiler and half tangent. Heck it's anot even a tangent; it's an asymptote.
Gilda
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