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What is the difference between a hybrid and a crossbreed?
This is so easily found on google. Did you check anywhere for the answer? We encourage people to look for answers first, then if they are stumped, to come to us with what is stumping them.Glenn777 said:What is the difference between a hybrid and a crossbreed?
A hybrid animal is one with parentage of two separate species, differentiating it from crossbred animals, which have parentage of the same species. Hybrids are usually, but not always, sterile.[4]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossbreed#Hybrid_animals
i did but the definitions are not technical enoughEvo said:This is so easily found on google. Did you check anywhere for the answer? We encourage people to look for answers first, then if they are stumped, to come to us with what is stumping them.
Anyway, I googled it for you.
Hybrids are parents of two different species, crossbreeds are parents of the same species. What "technical" information are you wanting?Glenn777 said:i did but the definitions are not technical enough
that is not as simple as that. hybrid rice comes from same species - Oryza sativa. most commercial chickens are hybrids from the same species - G gallus.Evo said:Hybrids are parents of two different species, crossbreeds are parents of the same species. What "technical" information are you wanting?
They are from the same species, but what are you trying to say?Glenn777 said:most commercial chickens are hybrids from the same species - G gallus.
Now *that* part would be hybridization.Recent genetic analysis has revealed that at least the gene for yellow skin was incorporated into domestic birds through hybridization with the grey junglefowl (G. sonneratii)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken#OriginsThe domestic chicken is descended primarily from the red junglefowl (Gallus gallus) and is scientifically classified as the same species.[20] As such it can and does freely interbreed with populations of red jungle fowl.
I don't have time to look, please post your source. Which hybrid rice comes from that species and would not be considered a crossbreed? Thank you.Glenn777 said:hybrid rice comes from same species - Oryza sativa.
A hybrid is the result of breeding two different species, while a crossbreed is the result of breeding two different breeds within the same species.
The easiest way to determine if an animal is a hybrid or a crossbreed is by looking at its parents. If the parents are from different species, then the offspring is a hybrid. If the parents are from the same species but different breeds, then the offspring is a crossbreed.
Hybrids are much less common in nature compared to crossbreeds. This is because breeding between different species is often not possible due to reproductive barriers.
Both hybrids and crossbreeds can have advantages over purebred animals. Hybrids may have increased genetic diversity, making them more adaptable to different environments. Crossbreeds may have a lower risk of inheriting genetic disorders that are common in purebred animals.
It depends on the specific hybrid or crossbreed. Some combinations may be fertile and able to reproduce, while others may be infertile. This is due to genetic differences and compatibility between species or breeds.