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No, not all hybrids are sterile. Hybrid animals and plants can be fertile and able to reproduce, while others may be sterile due to genetic differences that affect their ability to produce viable offspring. It depends on the specific species and the genetic compatibility between the parents.
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Are all hybrids sterile?
Not all hybrids are sterile. Some hybrids, like mules, are sterile because they have an odd number of chromosomes, making it difficult for them to produce viable offspring. However, other hybrids, like ligers and zorses, can be fertile and able to reproduce.
When two closely related but separate species are crossed their offspring are usually?
The offspring are usually sterile.
Why is it incorrect to say that an object is partially sterile?
Saying that an object is partially sterile is incorrect because something is either sterile (completely devoid of all living organisms) or not sterile (may contain some level of microorganisms). Sterility is an absolute state, and there is no middle ground with partial sterility.
What is the difference between sterile and sterilized?
one is an action while sterile is a state of being
What is the name of offspring of two different species?
Aha, species is one of the most problematic and contentious definitions of the scientific community. Generally, each species has a distinct gene pool and can not produce viable offspring by mating. A mule (the offspring of a male donkey and a female horse) is a well known exception to this rule, and while viable, is usually sterile. However, other sterile hybrids are known, especially in birds and plants, where they are often called a 'mule' as well.
Are all hybrids sterile?
Not all hybrids are sterile. Some hybrids, like mules, are sterile because they have an odd number of chromosomes, making it difficult for them to produce viable offspring. However, other hybrids, like ligers and zorses, can be fertile and able to reproduce.
Why are allopolyploid hybrids are usually sterile?
The reason that many allopolyploid hybrids are sterile is that Many of these rapid changes may contribute to reproductive isolation and speciation
What are the other infertile animals apart from mules and zebroid?
All mammalian hybrids are sterile if male. The females can be subfertile.
Why are hybrids sterile?
Hybrids are often sterile because te set of chromosoms from one species cannot pair during meiosis with the set of chromosomes from the other species. ("Biology", Reece 7th edition)
What are the sterile animals?
Animals which don't get pregnant, cause pregnancy or won't give birth. Usually hybrids are sterile.
Can jellybean parrot fish reproduce?
Yes, but you usually have to breed them with convict cichlids, because they are hybrids and the males are often sterile.
The type of reproductive barrier that occurs when two species mate but produce sterile hybrids is referred to as?
a post-zygotic barrier
What is special about the mule and its ability to reproduce?
All male mules, like other mammalian hybrids, are completely sterile. Female mules can be persuaded to ovulate and can be crossed with horses, donkeys or other equids.
Are the president of the US hybrids of aliens?
we are all hybrids of aliens.
Which characteristics was true of Mendel's F1 generation plants?
They were all hybrids
Where are hybrids from?
Almost all manufactures of automobiles today manufacture hybrids.
Do all hybrids have an ICE?
No, some hybrids are crosses of plants or animals.
