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Normally, hybrids between two different species, even if offering beneficial traits, are sterile. And in many cases, hybrids are not viable at all. A mule (photo), the result of the mating of a horse and a donkey, is sterile.
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Question there is speculation over whether all hybrids are sterile, i am doing an essay on ligers and i know the females arent sterile but the males are. i was wondering if you could tell me why they are sterile in terms of genetics.
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en.allexperts.com/q/Genetics-1795/hybrids-sterile.htm
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While hybrids -- the result of the mating of two different species -- may offer interesting and beneficial traits, they are usually sterile or unable to survive. For example, a mule, the result of the mating of a horse and a donkey, is sterile. ... Canine hybrids...
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www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/11/061129150811.htm
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Biology News Articles & Current Events, Updated Daily ... While hybrids -- the result of the mating of two different species -- may offer interesting and beneficial traits, they are usually sterile or unable to survive. For example, a mule, the result of the mating of a horse and a donkey, is sterile.
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www.biologynews.net/archives/2006/12/11/geneticists_dis...
www.biologynews.net/archives/2006/12/11/geneticists_discover_genes_that_make_fruit_fly_hybrids_sterile.html
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A thread in the Saving Seeds forum, titled Hybrids/Sterile Seeds ... I just read an article on heirloom seeds and it said that the offspring of some hybrids may be sterile. I know that some of my marigolds, impatience, and zinnias were hybrids. Do you think they will germinate? thanks, vic...
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name Amy status student age 17 Question - Why are mules and hennas sterile? Because they are hybrid animals. In other words, their parents were separate species. Mules are the result of mating between horses and donkeys.
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www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/zoo00/zoo00116.htm
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While hybrids -- the result of the mating of two different species -- may offer interesting and beneficial traits, they are usually sterile or unable to survive. For example, a mule, the result of the mating of a ... Two rapidly evolving genes offer Cornell researchers clues to why hybrids are sterile or do not survive...
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www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov06/HybridGenes.kr.html
www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov06/HybridGenes.kr.html
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Some seedless fruits come from sterile triploid plants, with three sets of chromosomes rather than two. The triploid seeds are obtained by crossing a fertile tetraploid (4n) ... Most bananas purchased at your local supermarket came from sterile triploid hybrids. The fruits developed parthenocarpically and are seedless.
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waynesword.palomar.edu/hybrids1.htm
waynesword.palomar.edu/hybrids1.htm
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Why Are Plant Hybrids Sterile?. Plant hybrids are the result of sexual reproduction between plants from two different taxa or species. Not all plant hybrids ...
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www.ehow.com/about_5619428_plant-hybrids-sterile_.html
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