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Mules are usually sterile. Once in a (great) while a female mule proves to be fertile when mated with a horse or donkey, though this is extremely rare. There are no known cases of fertile male mules. Horses and donkeys have different numbers of chromosomes, so mules wind up with an odd number of chromosomes (32 from one parent and 31 from the other). This messes up the genetic machinery that makes sperm and egg cells. It's sort of like making copies on a bad copy machine: you might be able to read a copy of a clean original, but a copy of that copy is usually illegible.
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What two animals make a mule?
A mule is the offspring of a Male Donkey (Jack) and a female horse (Mare). The reverse cross Male Horse (Stallion) and a female donkey (Jenny) is a Hinny.
How is a mule obtained and why can't it have offspring?
Mules are "obtained" by a jack (male donkey) breeding with a mare (female horse). Hinnies are offspring of a stallion (male horse) mating with a jenny (female donkey). Mules cannot have offspring because of the different chromosomal numbers between horses and donkeys. See the related questions below for more info.
How are donkeys mules and horses related?
Donkeys and horses are closely related as they both belong to the same genus, Equus. Mules, on the other hand, are hybrids resulting from the crossbreeding of a male donkey and a female horse. This makes mules a mix of both donkey and horse characteristics.
What happens in a mules chromosomes?
Mules, which are the hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse, typically have 63 chromosomes (32 from the horse and 31 from the donkey). This uneven number of chromosomes leads to difficulties during meiosis, the process of forming gametes, resulting in mules being generally sterile. Consequently, mules cannot reproduce, as they lack the necessary homologous chromosome pairs to produce viable sperm or eggs.
What two species can produce an offspring but the offspring isn't fertile?
A mule is the offspring of a male donkey and a female horse.Horses and donkeys are different species, with different numbers of chromosomes.Of the two hybrids between these two species, a mule is easier to obtain than a hinny (the offspring of a male horse and a female donkey).All male mules and most female mules are infertile.
What is intergeneric hybridization?
an organism which is the result of mating between the two species of different genera example; mating between donkey and horse create mules
Is a mule asexual?
No, Mules are only born through the mating of a Horse and a Donkey.
When you beed a mule with a horse?
You cannot breed a mule. Mules are not able to reproduce. A mule is the result of a horse and a Donkey.
Would 2 horses make a mule?
A horse mating with a donkey makes a mule. Mules are sterile, and cannot bear offspring.
What two animals make a mule?
A mule is the offspring of a Male Donkey (Jack) and a female horse (Mare). The reverse cross Male Horse (Stallion) and a female donkey (Jenny) is a Hinny.
What can mules do?
Mules cannot reproduce. A mule is an offsprings of a horse and donkey and therefore are sterile.
What can mules NOT do?
Mules cannot reproduce. A mule is an offsprings of a horse and donkey and therefore are sterile.
What are some close cousins of horses?
Zebra, Donkey, and mules are a horse and donkey hybrid
When you put a horse and a donkey together what type of animals do you get?
Mules
Are hinny horses wild?
A hinny is not a horse, wild or otherwise. A hinny is the offspring of a horse stallion and a donkey jenny. Hinnys, unlike mules, are quite rare as the embryos produced through this mating are less viable than the donkey jack, mare cross.
Do mules make a sound?
a mule makes a sound that is similar to a donkey's but also has the whinnying characteristics of a horse
Horses head and donkeys tail?
Animals that are an offspring of a horse and a donkey are called mules. They generally have the body structure of a large donkey with long ears, however will usually have the face structure of a horse. Mules are sterile due to the different chromosomal pairs of the horse and the donkey parents.
