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From: gagen@bgsuvax.UUCP (kathleen gagen)
Newsgroups: sci.bio
Subject: Re: Man vs Woman vs Chimp DNA Percentages
Message-ID: <6342@bgsuvax.UUCP>
Date: 3 Oct 90 01:53:20 GMT
References: <1340.27063f87@desire.wright.edu>
Organization: Bowling Green State University B.G., Oh.
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From article <1340.27063f87@desire.wright.edu>, by sbishop@desire.wright.edu:
> In article <1990Sep21.195915.1913@cbnewsd.att.com>, kja@cbnewsd.att.com (krista.j.anderson) writes:
> 
> Sorry to correct you but this has been discussed earlier.  The chromosome 
> count difference is not considered a valid excuse for failure to crossbreed.
> Horses and donkeys have different numbers of chromosome pairs and they 
> manage quite well to produce offspring when bred together.  The offspring
> are called MULES.

MULES, however, are almost always sterile.  This is due to miotic problems
resulting in inviable gametes.

Kathleen Gagen