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Mention the name of sterile animal produced by intergeneric hybridisation.
Mention the name of sterile animal produced by intergeneric hybridisation.
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Mules are valued for strength and endurance but cannot reproduce, exemplifying hybrid sterility.
Updated On: Nov 10, 2025
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A mule is a sterile hybrid resulting from intergeneric hybridisation between a male donkey (Equus asinus) and a female horse (Equus caballus). Due to mismatched chromosomes (63 total), mules are almost always infertile.
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