Question

Offspring resulting from the cross-breeding of two distinct species are called:

A. Hybrids
B. Mutants
C. Clones
D. Offshoots

Answer 1

Offspring resulting from the cross-breeding of two distinct species are called Hybrids.

Step-by-step explanation:

When pollen from one plant fertilizes another plant of the same species, it is called cross-pollination. The offspring that result from such a cross are called hybrids. When the term hybrid is used in this context, it refers to any offspring resulting from the breeding of two genetically distinct individuals.

Answer 2

The offspring resulting from cross-breeding two distinct species are known as hybrids.

Step-by-step explanation:

Offspring resulting from the cross-breeding of two distinct species are called hybrids. A hybrid is the result of combining the qualities of two organisms of different species, genera, breeds, varieties, etc., into the offspring. In biology, and specifically genetics, a dihybrid cross is a breeding experiment between P-generation (parental generation) organisms that differ in two traits. If considering pea plants as an example where one set of plants are tall with inflated pods and another set are dwarf with constricted pods, the result of a dihybrid cross (considering no linkage and independent assortment) would typically create offspring that exhibit a 9:3:3:1 ratio of the four possible trait combinations assuming simple Mendelian inheritance.