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Originally Posted by Penguin
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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Yeah, but of the 62 that donkeys possess, they are all almost exact matches to those of a horse. It's those last two that usually result in sterility or non-viable offspring because they have nothing to pair with. The 63rd chromosome in a mule is almost always non-functional; the result of an equine sex-chromosome bonding with with a non-sex chromosome from a donkey. It'll fit, but the code is garbage.
When it comes to a mammoth and an elephant, the code isn't close enough to fit, let alone develop a functional placenta.
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Regarding that we have virtually every job represented here, I am sure we'll get some expert answers
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I hope so. I've been puzzling over this all day and I just don't see any way this would work.