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Species crossing is also called as:
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Think 'inter-species' for species hybridization. The mule (horse x donkey) is the most famous example of a species hybrid.
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Panmixia
Line breeding
Species hybridization
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Solution and Explanation
When animals of distinct species reproduce, the resulting offspring exhibits
species hybridization
, also referred to as interspecific crossing. A well-known illustration is the mule, produced by mating a male donkey with a female horse.
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