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                                                                    Exhibit 10.4

                             AMENDED AND RESTATED
                     1993 DIRECTORS' STOCK OPTION PLAN OF
                             INCYTE GENOMICS, INC.
                           (As Amended May 1, 2001)

SECTION 1.  INTRODUCTION.

     The Plan was adopted on July 28, 1993, amended and restated as of August 3,
1993, amended as of March 22, 1995, amended and restated as of March 18, 1998,
amended and restated as of March 30, 2001, and amended on May 1, 2001. The
purpose of the Plan is to offer the Company's Nonemployee Directors an
opportunity to acquire a proprietary interest in the success of the Company, or
to increase such interest, by purchasing Shares of the Company's Stock. The Plan
seeks to achieve this purpose by providing for the grant of nonstatutory options
to purchase Stock.

     The Plan is intended to comply in all respects with Rule 16b-3 (or its
successor) under the Exchange Act and shall be construed accordingly.

SECTION 2.  DEFINITIONS.

     (a)    "Board of Directors" shall mean the Board of Directors of the
Company, as constituted from time to time.

     (b)    "Change in Control" shall mean the occurrence of either of the
following events:

            (i)     A change in the composition of the Board of Directors, as a
     result of which fewer than one-half of the incumbent directors are
     directors who either:

                    (A)  Had been directors of the Company 24 months prior to
            such change; or

                    (B)  Were elected, or nominated for election, to the Board
            of Directors with the affirmative votes of at least a majority of
            the directors who had been directors of the Company 24 months prior
            to such change and who were still in office at the time of the
            election or nomination; or

            (ii)    Any "person" (as such term is used in sections 13(d) and
     14(d) of the Exchange Act) by the acquisition or aggregation of securities
     is or becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of securities
     of the Company representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of the
     Company's then outstanding securities ordinarily (and apart from rights
     accruing under special circumstances) having the right to vote at elections
     of directors (the "Base Capital Stock"); except that any change in the
     relative beneficial ownership of the Company's securities by any person
     resulting solely from a reduction in the aggregate number of outstanding
     shares of Base Capital Stock, and any decrease thereafter in such person's
     ownership of securities, shall be
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     disregarded until such person increases in any manner, directly or
     indirectly, such person's beneficial ownership of any securities of the
     Company.

     (c)  "Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

     (d)  "Company" shall mean Incyte Genomics, Inc. (formerly Incyte
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.), a Delaware corporation.

     (e)  "Employee" shall mean an employee (within the meaning of section
3401(c) of the Code and the regulations thereunder) of the Company or of a
Subsidiary of the Company.

     (f)  "Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.

     (g)  "Exercise Price" shall mean the amount for which one Share may be
purchased upon exercise of an Option, as specified in the applicable Stock
Option Agreement.

     (h)  "Fair Market Value" shall mean the market price of Stock, determined
by the Board of Directors as follows:

          (i)    If Stock was traded over-the-counter on the date in question
     but was not traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market, then the Fair Market Value
     shall be equal to the mean between the last reported representative bid and
     asked prices quoted for such date by the principal automated inter-dealer
     quotation system on which Stock is quoted or, if the Stock is not quoted on
     any such system, by the "Pink Sheets" published by the National Quotation
     Bureau, Inc.;

          (ii)   If Stock was traded over-the-counter on the date in question
     and was traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market, then the Fair Market Value shall
     be equal to the last-transaction price quoted for such date by The Nasdaq
     Stock Market;

          (iii)  If Stock was traded on a stock exchange on the date in
     question, then the Fair Market Value shall be equal to the closing price
     reported for such date by the applicable composite-transactions report; and

          (iv)   If none of the foregoing provisions is applicable, then the
     Fair Market Value shall be determined by the Board of Directors in good
     faith on such basis as it deems appropriate.

In all cases, the determination of Fair Market Value by the Board of Directors
shall be conclusive and binding on all persons.

     (i)  "Nonemployee Director" shall mean a member of the Board of Directors
who (i) is not an Employee, (ii) does not own five percent or more of the Stock,
(iii) does not represent an owner of five percent or more of the Stock and (iv)
does not join the Board of Directors pursuant to, or as a result of, a
contractual arrangement between the Company and a third party.

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     (j)  "Nonstatutory Option" shall mean a stock option not described in
sections 422(b) or 423(b) of the Code.

     (k)  "Option" shall mean a Nonstatutory Option granted under the Plan and
entitling the holder to purchase Shares.

     (l)  "Optionee" shall mean an individual who holds an Option.

     (m)  "Plan" shall mean this 1993 Directors' Stock Option Plan of Incyte
Genomics, Inc. (formerly Incyte Pharmaceuticals, Inc.), as it may be amended
from time to time.

     (n)  "Reverse Split" shall mean the one-for-two reverse split of the Stock
authorized by the Board of Directors prior to the initial adoption of the Plan.

     (o)  "Service" shall mean service as a member of the Board of Directors,
whether or not as a Nonemployee Director.

     (p)  "Share" shall mean one share of Stock, as adjusted in accordance with
Section 6 (if applicable). All references to numbers of Shares in Section 3
hereof give effect to the Reverse Split and the 100% stock dividends paid in
November 1997 and August 2000.

     (q)  "Stock" shall mean the Common Stock ($.001 par value) of the Company.

     (r)  "Stock Option Agreement" shall mean the agreement between the Company
and an Optionee that contains the terms, conditions and restrictions pertaining
to his or her Option.

     (s)  "Subsidiary" shall mean any corporation, if the Company and/or one or
more other Subsidiaries own not less than 50 percent of the total combined
voting power of all classes of outstanding stock of such corporation. A
corporation that attains the status of a Subsidiary on a date after the adoption
of the Plan shall be considered a Subsidiary commencing as of such date.

     (t)  "Total and Permanent Disability" shall mean that the Optionee is
unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically
determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in
death or which has lasted, or can be expected to last, for a continuous period
of not less than one year.

SECTION 3.  STOCK SUBJECT TO PLAN.

     (a)  Basic Limitation.  Shares offered under the Plan shall be authorized
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but unissued Shares or treasury Shares. The aggregate number of Shares which may
be issued under the Plan shall not exceed 800,000 Shares, subject to adjustment
pursuant to Section 6. The number of Shares that are subject to Options at any
time shall not exceed the number of Shares that then remain available for
issuance under the Plan. The Company, during the term of the Plan, shall at all
times reserve and keep available sufficient Shares to satisfy the requirements
of the Plan.

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     (b)  Additional Shares.  In the event that any outstanding Option for any
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reason expires or is canceled or otherwise terminated, the Shares allocable to
the unexercised portion of such Option shall again be available for the purposes
of the Plan.

SECTION 4. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS.

     (a)  Stock Option Agreement.  Each grant of an Option under the Plan shall
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be evidenced by a Stock Option Agreement between the Optionee and the Company.
Such Option shall be subject to all applicable terms and conditions of the Plan
and may be subject to any other terms and conditions that are not inconsistent
with the Plan and that the Board of Directors deems appropriate for inclusion in
a Stock Option Agreement.

     (b)  Initial Grants.  Each new Nonemployee Director who first joins the
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Board of Directors after March 30, 2001 shall receive an Option covering 20,000
Shares on the first business day after his or her initial election to the Board
of Directors. The number of Shares included in an Option shall be subject to
adjustment under Section 6.

     (c)  Annual Grants.  On the first business day following the conclusion of
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each regular annual meeting of the Company's stockholders, each Nonemployee
Director who will continue serving as a member of the Board of Directors
thereafter shall receive an Option covering 5,000 Shares, subject to adjustment
under Section 6. Each Nonemployee Director who is not initially elected at a
regular annual meeting of the Company's stockholders shall receive an Option to
purchase a pro rata portion of 5,000 Shares within ten business days of such
Director's election based on the number of full months remaining from date of
election until the next regular annual meeting of the Company's stockholders
divided by twelve. Any fractional shares resulting from such calculation shall
be rounded up to the nearest whole number.

     (d)  Exercise Price. The Exercise Price under each Option shall be equal to
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100 percent of the Fair Market Value of the Stock subject to such Option on the
date when such Option is granted. The entire Exercise Price of Shares issued
under the Plan shall be payable in cash when such Shares are purchased, except
as follows:

          (i)    Payment may be made all or in part with Shares that have
     already been owned by the Optionee or the Optionee's representative for
     more than six months and that are surrendered to the Company in good form
     for transfer. Such Shares shall be valued at their Fair Market Value on the
     date when the new Shares are purchased under the Plan.

          (ii)   Payment may be made all or in part by the delivery (on a form
     prescribed by the Company) of an irrevocable direction to a securities
     broker approved by the Company to sell Shares and to deliver all or part of
     the sales proceeds to the Company in payment of all or part of the Exercise
     Price and any withholding taxes.

          (iii)  Payment may be made all or in part by the delivery (on a form
     prescribed by the Company) of an irrevocable direction to pledge Shares to
     a securities broker or lender approved by the Company, as security for a
     loan, and to deliver all or part of the

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     loan proceeds to the Company in payment of all or part of the Exercise
     Price and any withholding taxes.

     (e)  Vesting.  Each Option granted under Subsection (b) above shall become
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exercisable (i) as to one-fourth (1/4) of the total number of shares covered by
such Option on the first anniversary of the date of grant and (ii) as to one-
forty-eighth (1/48) of the total number of shares covered by such Option on each
of a series of thirty-six (36) monthly installments thereafter. Except as set
forth in the next succeeding sentence and in the last sentence of this
Subsection (e), each Option granted under Subsection (c) above shall become
exercisable in full on the first anniversary of the date of grant. Except as set
forth in the last sentence of this Subsection (e), each Option granted under
Subsection (c) to Nonemployee Directors who were not initially elected at a
regular annual meeting of the Company's stockholders shall become exercisable in
full at the next regular annual meeting of the Company's stockholders following
the date of grant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Option granted under
Subsection (c) above that is outstanding shall become exercisable in full in the
event that a Change in Control occurs with respect to the Company.

     (f)  Term of Options. Subject to Subsections (g) and (h) below, each Option
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shall expire on the 10th anniversary of the date when such Option was granted.

     (g)  Termination of Service (Except by Death). If an Optionee's Service
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terminates for any reason other than death, then his or her Options shall expire
on the earliest of the following occasions:

          (i)    The expiration date determined pursuant to Subsection (f)
     above;

          (ii)   The date 24 months after the termination of the Optionee's
     Service, if the termination occurs because of his or her Total and
     Permanent Disability; or

          (iii)  The date six months after the termination of the Optionee's
     Service for any reason other than Total and Permanent Disability.

The Optionee may exercise all or part of his or her Options at any time before
the expiration of such Options under the preceding sentence, but only to the
extent that such Options had become exercisable before his or her Service
terminated. The balance of such Options shall lapse when the Optionee's Service
terminates. In the event that the Optionee dies after the termination of his or
her Service but before the expiration of his or her Options, all or part of such
Options may be exercised at any time prior to their expiration by the executors
or administrators of the Optionee's estate or by any person who has acquired
such Options directly from him or her by bequest, inheritance or beneficiary
designation under the Plan, but only to the extent that such Options had become
exercisable before his or her Service terminated.

     (h)  Death of Optionee.  If an Optionee dies while he or she is in Service,
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then his or her Options shall expire on the earlier of the following dates:

          (i) The expiration date determined pursuant to Subsection (f) above;
     or

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            (ii)   The date 24 months after his or her death.

All or part of the Optionee's Options may be exercised at any time before the
expiration of such Options under the preceding sentence by the executors or
administrators of his or her estate or by any person who has acquired such
Options directly from him or her by bequest, inheritance or beneficiary
designation under the Plan.

     (i)    Nontransferability.  No Option shall be transferable by the Optionee
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other than by will, by written beneficiary designation or by the laws of descent
and distribution. An Option may be exercised during the lifetime of the Optionee
only by the Optionee or by the Optionee's guardian or legal representative. No
Option or interest therein may be transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated
by the Optionee during his or her lifetime, whether by operation of law or
otherwise, or be made subject to execution, attachment or similar process.

     (j)    Stockholder Approval. Subsection (e) above notwithstanding, no
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Option shall be exercisable under any circumstances unless and until the
Company's stockholders have approved the Plan.

SECTION 5.  MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

     (a)    No Rights as a Stockholder. An Optionee, or a transferee of an
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Optionee, shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to any Shares
covered by his or her Option until he or she becomes entitled, pursuant to the
terms of such Option, to receive such Shares. No adjustment shall be made,
except as provided in Section 6.

     (b)    Modification, Extension and Assumption of Options.  Within the
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limitations of the Plan, the Board of Directors may modify, extend or assume
outstanding Options or may accept the cancellation of outstanding Options
(whether granted by the Company or another issuer) in return for the grant of
new Options for the same or a different number of Shares and at the same or a
different Exercise Price. The foregoing notwithstanding, no modification of an
Option shall, without the consent of the Optionee, impair such Optionee's rights
or increase his or her obligations under such Option.

     (c)    Restrictions on Issuance of Shares. Shares shall not be issued under
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the Plan unless the issuance and delivery of such Shares comply with (or are
exempt from) all applicable requirements of law, including (without limitation)
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder, state securities laws and regulations, and the regulations of any
stock exchange on which the Company's securities may then be listed. The Company
may impose restrictions upon the sale, pledge or other transfer of such Shares
(including the placement of appropriate legends on stock certificates) if, in
the judgment of the Company and its counsel, such restrictions are necessary or
desirable in order to achieve compliance with the provisions of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, the securities laws of any state or any other law.

     (d)    Withholding Taxes. The Company's obligation to deliver Stock upon
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the exercise of an Option shall be subject to any applicable tax withholding
requirements.

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     (e)    No Retention Rights. No provision of the Plan, nor any Option
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granted under the Plan, shall be construed as giving any person the right to be
elected as, or to be nominated for election as, a Nonemployee Director or to
remain a Nonemployee Director.

SECTION 6.  ADJUSTMENT OF SHARES.

     (a)    General.  In the event of a subdivision of the outstanding Stock, a
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declaration of a dividend payable in Shares, a declaration of a dividend payable
in a form other than Shares in an amount that has a material effect on the value
of Shares, a combination or consolidation of the outstanding Stock into a lesser
number of Shares, a recapitalization, a spin-off, a reclassification or a
similar occurrence, the Board of Directors shall make appropriate adjustments in
one or more of (i) the number of Options available for future grants under
Section 3, (ii) the number of Shares to be covered by each new Option under
Section 4, (iii) the number of Shares covered by each outstanding Option or (iv)
the Exercise Price under each outstanding Option.

     (b)    Reorganizations. In the event that the Company is a party to a
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merger or other reorganization, outstanding Options shall be subject to the
agreement of merger or reorganization. Such agreement shall provide (i) for the
assumption of outstanding Options by the surviving corporation or its parent,
(ii) for their continuation by the Company, if the Company is a surviving
corporation, (iii) for payment of a cash settlement equal to the difference
between the amount to be paid for one Share pursuant to such agreement and the
Exercise Price or (iv) for the acceleration of their exercisability followed by
the cancellation of Options not exercised, in all cases without the Optionees'
consent. Any cancellation shall not occur until after such acceleration is
effective and Optionees have been notified of such acceleration.

     (c)    Reservation of Rights.  Except as provided in this Section 6, an
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Optionee shall have no rights by reason of (i) any subdivision or consolidation
of shares of stock of any class, (ii) the payment of any dividend or (iii) any
other increase or decrease in the number of shares of stock of any class. Any
issue by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible
into shares of stock of any class, shall not affect, and no adjustment by reason
thereof shall be made with respect to, the number or Exercise Price of Shares
subject to an Option. The grant of an Option pursuant to the Plan shall not
affect in any way the right or power of the Company to make adjustments,
reclassifications, reorganizations or changes of its capital or business
structure, to merge or consolidate or to dissolve, liquidate, sell or transfer
all or any part of its business or assets.

SECTION 7.  DURATION AND AMENDMENTS.

     (a)    Term of the Plan. The Plan shall become effective on the date of its
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adoption by the Board of Directors, subject to approval of the Company's
stockholders. The Plan shall remain in effect until it is terminated under
Subsection (b) below.

     (b)    Right to Amend or Terminate the Plan. The Board of Directors may
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amend, suspend or terminate the Plan at any time and for any reason, except that
the provisions of the Plan relating to the amount, price and timing of Option
grants shall not be amended more than

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once in any six-month period. Any amendment of the Plan shall be subject to the
approval of the Company's stockholders to the extent required by applicable
laws, regulations, rules, listing standards or other requirements, including
(without limitation) Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act. Stockholder approval
shall not be required for any other amendment of the Plan.

     (c)  Effect of Amendment or Termination.  No Shares shall be issued or sold
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under the Plan after the termination thereof, except upon exercise of an Option
granted prior to such termination.  The termination of the Plan, or any
amendment thereof, shall not affect any Option previously granted under the
Plan.

SECTION 8.  EXECUTION.

     To record the amendment of the Plan as of May 1, 2001, the Company has
caused its authorized officer to execute the same.


                                  INCYTE GENOMICS, INC.

                                  By  /s/ Roy A. Whitfield
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                                  Title  Chief Executive Officer
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