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Let's say ... a dog and a chicken....

2006-11-26 22:04:19 · 8 answers · asked by amarandiv 1 in Science & Mathematics Zoology

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Only in exceptional cases do we find two different species breeding to produce a hybrid.By definition a species is a community which is genetically isolated from other community however closely related.The gene pool of one species cannot be compatible with the gene pool of other species.If forced to undergo fertilization the zygote would not be viable enough to lead to fully developed individual. Even if the adult formed it would not be fertile. There are barriers to prevent the hybrid being formed and being able to produce the next generation.So, the question of formation of a new species by this process does not arise.

2006-11-26 22:22:09 · answer #1 · answered by Ishan26 7 · 0 0

A Docken wouldn't happen. However you can cross breed a Donkey and a Zebra, it's called a Zeedonk, they did it in some Zoo in Essex. I think it only works if the two species are pretty similar. Like with a Chicken and say, a Turkey, something might happen. Or maybe a Tiger and a Lion, might produce a new species. If it's exciting new species you want, then they find hundreds a year under sea. Just read marine biology magazines or something. That way you find out about a new species regularly without having animals f*cking out of their own.

2006-11-27 06:27:11 · answer #2 · answered by Jegis H. Corbet 4 · 0 0

That is virtually impossible. There have been no new species occurring due to such mating. I guess scientists may have tried it a long time ago but nothing has come of it as yet. If a new species could have appeared, it probably would have by now.
SO I would more likely say it is close to 100% impossible.

2006-11-27 06:12:32 · answer #3 · answered by ludacrusher 4 · 0 1

usually it is sterile. If the species is unable to reproduce then it is not a new species. Also that means the species would have to be compatible. A gorilla and a crocodile for example would not make an offspring

2006-11-27 07:47:46 · answer #4 · answered by soulthief2003 2 · 0 0

They are called hybrids.

A dog & chicken wouldn't work as they are so genetically diverse
It would be called a DIcken if a male dog/female chicken or Chog if a male chicken/female canine

Some animal interspecies hybrids are:

Mule, a cross of female horse and a male donkey.
Hinny, a cross between a female donkey and a male horse.
A "Zeedonk", a zebra/donkey hybridZeedonk or zonkey, a zebra/donkey cross.
Zorse or zebroid, a zebra/horse cross
Zony/zetland, a zebra/pony cross ("zony" is a generic term; "zetland" is specifically a hybrid of the Shetland pony breed with a zebra)
Dzo, zo or yakow: a cross between a domestic cow/bull and a yak. See also Bovid hybrids.
Beefalo/cattalo, a cross of an American Bison and a domestic cow. This is a fertile breed; this along with genetic evidence has caused them to be recently reclassified into the same genus, Bos. See also Bovid hybrids.
Zubron, a hybrid between Wisent (European Bison) and domestic cow.
Sheep-goat hybrids, such as the The Toast of Botswana.
Ursinae hybrids, such as the Grizzly-polar bear hybrid, occur between black bears, brown bears, Kodiak and polar bears.
Fertile Canid hybrids occur between coyotes, wolves, dingos, jackals and domestic dogs. Dogs and wolves may be considered the same species, making wolfdogs a non-hybrid.
Hybrids between Black & White Rhinos have been recognized.
Hybrids between spotted owls and barred owls
Ligers and Tigons (crosses between a Lion and a Tiger) and other Panthera hybrids such as the Lijagulep. Various other wild cat crosses are known involving the Lynx, Bobcat, Leopard, Serval, etc.
Bengal cat, a cross between the Asian Leopard cat and the domestic cat, one of many hybrids between the domestic cat and wild cat species. The domestic cat, African wild cat and European wildcat may be considered variant populations of the same species (Felis silvestris), making such crosses non-hybrids.
Cama, a cross between a Camel and a Llama, also an intergeneric hybrid.
Wolphin, a fertile but very rare cross between a False Killer Whale and a Bottlenose Dolphin.
A fertile cross between an albino King Snake and an albino Corn Snake.
At Chester Zoo in the United Kingdom, a cross between African elephant (male) and Indian elephant (female). The male calf was named Motty. It died of gut infection after twelve days.
Cagebird breeders sometimes breed hybrids between species of finch, such as Goldfinch x Canary. These birds are known as Mules.
Guin-hen, a hybrid between Chickens & Guineafowl, an interfamilial hybrid.
Pea-guinea, a hybrid between Peafowl & Guineafowl, an interfamilial hybrid.
Numerous Macaw hybrids are also known.
Hybrids should not be confused with chimaeras such as the chimera between sheep and goat known as the geep.

2006-11-27 06:11:00 · answer #5 · answered by Basement Bob 6 · 1 0

Not only are they different species, they're in rather different classes, taxonomically speaking.

Start experimenting, but I wouldn't bet on anything being born. This isn't Star Trek.

2006-11-27 06:20:09 · answer #6 · answered by Labsci 7 · 0 0

the definiton of species is that an animal can not reproduce with an other species or if so the children are not fertile

2006-11-27 06:07:44 · answer #7 · answered by maussy 7 · 1 0

Yes.

2006-11-27 06:04:55 · answer #8 · answered by Jaye 2 · 0 0

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