Cross Breeding with Examples

1. Define purebreds? (What do you mean by purebreds?)

If both of the chromosomes of an allele are identical, then the organism is called purebred. In other word, Purebred refers to animals whose ancestors are all from same breed. It means that the height or tail (any physical characteristics) of organism in many generations remains same. For examples 

1. Arabian horses

2. German shepherds etc.

2. What is crossbreed?

A crossbreed is an animal or plant that's a mixture of two different purebreds or types.

3. What is cross breeding? 
Crossbreeding, also known as hybridization, involves mating individuals from different breeds or species to produce offspring with a combination of traits from both parents. This practice is common in agriculture for plants and animals to enhance specific desirable characteristics. Here are some examples of crossbred animals:

1. Mule:

   • Parents: Male donkey (jack) x Female horse (mare)
   • Details: Mules are known for their strength, endurance, and
   • sure-footedness. They are commonly used as work animals
   • in agriculture.

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5. Liger:

   • Parents: Male lion x Female tiger
   • Details: Ligers are large cats with characteristics of both lions
   • and tigers. They can exhibit features such as stripes and a mane.

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7. Tigon:

   • Parents: Male tiger x Female lion
   • Details: Similar to ligers, tigons are hybrid big cats with a mix of
   • tiger and lion traits. They are relatively rare in the wild.

8. Zorse:

9. • Parents: Male zebra x Female horse
   • Details: Zorses typically have striped legs and a solid-colored
   • body. They vary in appearance based on the specific
   • zebra and horse breeds involved.

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11. Cama:

    • Parents: Male camel x Female llama or alpaca
    • Details: Camas are hybrids created for their wool and meat
    • production.
    • They have features of both camels and llamas/alpacas.

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13. Beefalo:

    • Parents: Bison (buffalo) x Domestic cattle
    • Details: Beefalos are bred for their beef, combining the
    • hardiness of bison with the ease of domestication of cattle.
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15. Wholphin:

16. • Parents: False killer whale x Bottlenose dolphin
    • Details: Wholphins are a cross between a false killer whale
    • and a bottlenose dolphin.
    • They are rare in the wild but have been born in captivity.

17. Coydog:

18. • Parents: Coyote x Domestic dog
    • Details: Coydogs have characteristics of both coyotes and
    • domestic dogs. They vary in appearance and
    • behavior depending on the specific breeds involved.
    • Hinny:
    • Parents: Male Horse x Female Donkey
    • Details: It is infertile. The male hinny can mate,
    • but the emission is not
    • fertile.
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Pomato: The hybrid obtained from tomato and potato is called

Pomato. They

give tomatoes outside the soil and potatoes inside the soil.