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It is most common when two organisms of different species attempt to reproduce. The combination of genes is usually not fully functional meaning that the offspring is unable to reproduce itself.
This can also occur in plants although to a lesser extent as plants are capable of polyploidy. In humans polyploidy causes complicated genetic diseases.
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Is a mule another name for a donkey?
A mule is an infertile hybrid of a donkey and a horse.
What does sterile hybrid mean?
It means that a hybrid species will not be able to conceive a child as it is infertile. In other words, if a hybrid is produced between two species of animals, it will not be able to reproduce.
Can a biological species produce infertile offspring?
Yes donkeys are not fertile due to hybrid breakdown.
Why does a zorse not produce fertile offspring?
Hybrid offspring can come from species with differing numbers of chromossomes, making them infertile.
Why ligers are infertile?
Ligers are infertile because since tigers and lions are different species, they can mate with each other but produce infertile offspring due to mutations that occured as the two species evolved apart from one another. Similarly, horses and donkeys can mate to produce mules, but the mules are infertile.
Can cobra mates snakes other than cobra?
Breeding of different species of snakes is rare and the hybrid is usually infertile. A recent television show mentioned a super hybrid of pythons and cobras, but that has not and is unlikely to happen.
What evolutionary barrier causes an infertile offspring?
An evolutionary barrier that could cause an infertile offspring is genetic incompatibility between the parents, leading to mismatched or non-viable offspring. This can occur when different species attempt to reproduce, resulting in a hybrid that is infertile. Additionally, mutations or chromosomal abnormalities can also lead to infertility in offspring.
Is a tiglon a true species?
A tiglon is not a true species, but rather a hybrid resulting from a male tiger and a female lion mating. Tiglons are infertile and cannot reproduce.
Why do they create mules?
By breeding a horse and a donkey together, the offspring will be infertile due to the different chromosome pairs of the parents. Mules are known as a hybrid, they have 63 chromosome pairs that enable them to unsuccessfully reproduce.
Why can't the finches of the Galapagos Islands interbreed?
Different species of birds do not usually interbreed. When they do the resultant hybrid birds are probably infertile. [It only happpens with closely related birds, occasionally seen with ducks.]
Can sperm cause an infertile woman to have pregnancy symptoms?
No. If a woman is infertile, sperm will have no effect on her. Infertile means she cannot get pregnant.
What is a word that is opposite of the word fertile?
Infertile or barren.
