Are these dogs breeds new species????
2007-02-11 10:51:23 · 5 answers · asked by .::Princess::. 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
No, all dogs are the same species regardless of breed. They just look a little different.
2007-02-11 10:53:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, they are just different breeds. A dog breed has reproducible characteristics, such as spots on dalmatians.
A species generally cannot interbreed with another species. So a dog cannot mix with a cat. However, different breeds of dogs can interbreed with no difficulty, so you can have a pekinese-poodle (pekipoo) mix or any other mix of breeds.
2007-02-11 18:55:30 · answer #2 · answered by Steve A 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in order to have a new species the dogs that those people raised would not be able to reproduce with any other dogs, hence that's what characterizes a new species they have to be genetically incompatible to reproduce with other not like themselves, but they could get a new breed, maybe not so much as a new breed but the same breed with a distinct characteristic.
2007-02-11 19:36:12 · answer #3 · answered by rizo_rocker 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ya they are a new kind of dog, but i think after a few to many breeding is done, it becomes a mut (mix of dogs)
2007-02-11 18:54:26 · answer #4 · answered by Scott c 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
i got a new chihuahua from a dog breeder.she's part docsound.
2007-02-11 18:55:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋