Hybrid (biology)

High school (ages 12+)
Animals & Nature

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/hybrid-biology

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the reproductive compatibility?Occurs between species with sufficient genetic similarity to overcome isolation mechanisms
2. What is a hybrid animal?A hybrid is a baby that comes from two different animal parents. It mixes genes from both parents, giving it new traits.
3. How can a mule be made?A mule is made by breeding a horse and a donkey. The mule is strong and healthy, but usually cannot have babies because of chromosome differences.

Species: A fundamental unit of biological classification, typically defined by reproductive isolation.
Meiosis: Cell division that produces gametes (sperm and egg cells) with half the number of chromosomes.
Speciation: The evolutionary process by which new biological species arise.