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Hybrid Animals

Hybrid Animals. Rhea Scherbert Rhy Stine. What is a Hybrid. Hybrid: an offspring that is a cross between different species, genera, or, in rare cases, families . Most Hybrids are man-made although some rare cases do occur in the wild. Hybrids are often named by the portmanteau method

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Hybrid Animals

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  1. Hybrid Animals Rhea Scherbert Rhy Stine

  2. What is a Hybrid • Hybrid: an offspring that is a cross between different species, genera, or, in rare cases, families. • Most Hybrids are man-made although some rare cases do occur in the wild. • Hybrids are often named by the portmanteau method • Combining names of parent species • Traditionally the father name appears first

  3. Most Common Hybrids • Liger/Tigon • Mule/hinny • Wolf dog • Grolar Bear

  4. The Issues • Sterile • Donkeys have 62 chromosomes, horses 64, mules have 63. • Differences in chromosome structure prevent appropriate pairing and segregation during meiosis • Behavioral Problems • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nmudAITvvQ • Human-made hybrids can degrade specific qualities the parent species formed over several generations.

  5. Resources • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_(biology) • http://www.hybridanimals.net/hybrid-animals.html

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