Question

A sterile mule is produced by mating a horse and a donkey. From this observation you could concludeA. that horses and donkeys are the same species. B. that horses and donkeys are different species. C. that mules are a result of macroevolution. D. increasing the number of mules in a population will affect the allele frequency in the next generation. E. the DNA sequences of horses and donkeys are more than 97% identical.

Answer 1

Horses and donkeys are different species. They belong to similar family and genus. Their chromosomes are different from each other. When these species mate, they will produce an offspring called mule. The mule produced is considered as sterile because it cannot produce an offspring.

Answer - Option B - that horses and donkeys are different species.