Re: About hybrids

"Paul Ciszek" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> In article <dbr3qb$2al1$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> McEve <catfish@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>>"Guy Hoelzer" <hoelzer@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>> There are examples of viable hybrids produced by species that are very
>>> different
>>> (e.g., from different genera)
>>
>>Can you give an example of this?
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> Cattle are genus Bos; the American Bison is genus Bison. These
> can be crossed to any degree; in fact, as I understand it none of
> the bison around today can be guaranteed to be be pure bison--most
> have some cow in their ancestry.

A very good example, Paul. Thank you.

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