HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY
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Question
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Before transgenic animals, farmers practiced selective breeding. An example is:
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Kangaroo
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Mule
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Gelding
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Race Horse
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The mule is a domestic equine hybrid between a donkey and a horse. It is the offspring of a male donkey (a jack) and a female horse (a mare).
Detailed explanation-2: -A mule is produced by the interspecific hybridisation between male donkey and a female horse (mare). In interspecific hybridisation, male and female animals of two different related species are mated.
Detailed explanation-3: -In biology, a mule generally pertains to a hybrid offspring that is sterile. For instance, a cross between a male donkey (jack) and a female horse (mare) results in a progeny (male or female) that is sterile.
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