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Originally Posted by UnderseaLcpl
That's not even close to the same thing. Donkeys are horses in every genetic sense and their offspring are always sterile when they actually manage to survive pregnancy. Were one to cross a 10,000 year-old extinct species of equus with a horse, I would expect little result.
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Nope, horse and donkey are regarded as different species. Horses have 64 chromosomes, donkeys 62. Mules and hinnies have 63. Seldom the mule offspring may also be fertile, this may just be the result of a genetic mutation, given the huge amount of mules.
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Originally Posted by UnderseaLcpl
I was hoping that we might have a natal physician in our midst who could explain how such a thing might work.
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Regarding that we have virtually every job represented here, I am sure we'll get some expert answers