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hybridise

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breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties

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cross a horse and a donkey Source: Internet

Mendel tried crossbreeding Source: Internet

these species do not interbreed Source: Internet

Cattle and European bison hybridise fairly readily, but the calves cannot be born naturally (birth is not triggered correctly by the first-cross hybrid calf, and they must therefore be delivered by Caesarian section ). Source: Internet

Persian limes in a grocery store Citrus trees hybridise very readily – depending on the pollen source, plants grown from a Persian lime 's seeds can produce fruit similar to grapefruit. Source: Internet

Where the black and blue wildebeest share a common range, the two can hybridise, and this is regarded as a potential threat to the black wildebeest. Source: Internet

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