Question

A donkey and a horse can be mated to produce a mule, but mules are sterile and cannot have

offspring. Infer whether donkeys and horses should be considered the same species. Explain
your answer using textual evidence.

Answer 1

But hinnies and mules can't have babies of their own. They are sterile because they can't make sperm or eggs. They have trouble making sperm or eggs because their chromosomes don't match up well. ... A mule gets 32 horse chromosomes from mom and 31 donkey chromosomes from dad for a total of 63 chromosomes.

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Answer 2

But hinnies and mules can't have babies of their own. They are sterile because they can't make sperm or eggs. They have trouble making sperm or eggs because their chromosomes don't match up well. ... A mule gets 32 horse chromosomes from mom and 31 donkey chromosomes from dad for a total of 63 chromosomes