2006-12-27 18:29:21 · 13 answers · asked by claire n 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Not naturally.
2006-12-27 18:37:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is possible to cross some animals, such as a horse and a donkey. A horse has 64 chromosomes and a donkey has 62. These numbers of chromosomes are very close to each other, so it is still possible for the chromosomes to line up together and the cells to go through the division process. The number of chromosomes found in a cat and a dog (38 and 78 respectively) are too different. There is no way for the chromosomes to line up in the cells and therefore the cells cannot divide to produce a hybrid individual. The species are also not closely related to each other, so it might not be possible for the sperm to fertilize the egg. Also the shape of the penis in different animals are very different (cats for example have a spiney penis) this could also impede reproduction.
2006-12-27 19:44:26 · answer #2 · answered by Libby p 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It very unlikely because the genetic difference is too great. Cats have 38 chromosomes and dogs have 78. Any cross would likely be created in a lab and should it beat the odds and survive to birth would be sterile and likely have a great many physical problems.
About all they have in common is about the same length of pregnancies.
2006-12-27 19:02:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Would'nt that go back the evolution lane into a stage more primitive than neanderthal?
They are completely different when you break down the molecules. There are studies that trace a common ancestor to all animals who give birth to their young billions of years ago.
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A group of researchers has re-created with remarkable accuracy part of the genome of the common ancestor of all placental mammals, a small shrew-like creature that prowled the forests of what is now Asia more than 80 million years ago. By comparing DNA sequences of 19 species of existing mammals, including humans, the researchers have reconstructed a large segment of DNA in the species from which all of today's placental mammals arose. They estimate that the reconstruction is 98 percent accurate.
2006-12-27 18:55:34 · answer #4 · answered by QuiteNewHere 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nicely on occasion there are no longer easily vet information available. once you undertake an animal from a safeguard or some rescues till they preformed the spay they do no longer usually have those information. We had a foster cat as quickly as that as quickly as we picked up from the safeguard they informed us she replaced into spayed and her foster papers reported spayed woman DSH. in no way having experianced cats in season (distinctive than canines) as quickly as I observed blood in her clutter container we took her in and suprise no longer spayed. The safeguard paid for her spay and no being pregnant (all adult males have been neutered) yet it happened. If a safeguard delivers papers saying an animal is altered maximum folk does no longer question it nor could they call for information understanding usually shelters don't have information. What happened to us does happen greater desirable than you may think of however I additionally belive that if people pay interest to an animal and convey different altered animals that a ignored spay shouldn't grow to be a being pregnant and if it does an emergancy spay is so as. I agree that obtaining a canines from someone warrents data of spay yet lower back shelters do no longer continuously have information proving the technique many bypass off what they're informed while an animal is dropped off and on an identical time as they could verify. Small scaring, scar for yet another proceudre and sheer quantity of animals ends up in some falling for the duration of the cracks.
2016-10-19 02:03:42 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes There is one. They believe that this dog gave birth to a cat and it look like a cat from down the street.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=416816&in_page_id=1770
Read all about it here
2006-12-27 18:45:44 · answer #6 · answered by Serenity 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I read in msn that there was a cross between a dog and cat in brazil.Saw the pictures.Im sorry,but I cant find now... :(
2006-12-28 03:05:58 · answer #7 · answered by farhan ferdous 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Naturally? No. Sick people have had sex with horses monkeys and you don't see human-horse or human-monkey crosses.
In a mad scientists lab? Probably yes, I mean, they put fish anti-freeze genes into tomatoes. . .
2006-12-27 18:38:06 · answer #8 · answered by Matt 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately, probably. I don't know, crossing animals like that....I believe there is a reason God didn't do it to begin with. Don't you?
2006-12-27 18:32:23 · answer #9 · answered by nugirl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i heard that there was once a cat-dog creature. dont know how true that is.
2006-12-27 20:11:28 · answer #10 · answered by sam 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋