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If you were a mule farmer, what would you need to breed more mules?

In your notebook:. If you were a mule farmer, what would you need to breed more mules?. Would a herd of mules do the trick?. A Mule is the offspring of a horse and a donkey, however, Horses and donkeys are not of the same species. *How is species defined?. Horse: Equus ferus.

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If you were a mule farmer, what would you need to breed more mules?

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  1. In your notebook: If you were a mule farmer, what would you need to breed more mules?

  2. Would a herd of mules do the trick?

  3. A Mule is the offspring of a horse and a donkey, however, Horses and donkeys are not of the same species.*How is species defined? Horse: Equusferus Donkey: Equusafricanus

  4. A Mule is a living offspring, so doesn’t that make Horses and Donkeys the same species?

  5. Unfortunately, mules cannot beget more mules. This means that mules cannot reproduce to create living young that can also reproduce.Mules are not viable offspring, so horses and donkey’s are not in the same species.

  6. Why breed mules to begin with?

  7. “Chromosome Number” • Every species has a distinct chromosome number with specific genes on each chromosome. • Dog: 78 chromosomes • Silkworm: 50 chromosomes • Lion: 38 chromosomes • Humans: 46 chromosomes Why can’t mules make more mules?

  8. If horses have 64 chromosomes and donkeys have 62 chromosomes, how many chromosomes do mules have? Reproduction review

  9. Hybrids are not considered species and do not have scientific names Zeedonk or Zonkey (Zebroid) Zorse (Zebroid) Hinny

  10. Organisms in the same species can and will reproduce in nature to create viable young. Brown bears and polar bears: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/arctic-bears/how-grizzlies-evolved-into-polar-bears/777/ Species definition

  11. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_animals#Interspecific_hybridshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_animals#Interspecific_hybrids Other hybrid examples

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