Mule is a offspiring of

Cross breeding

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Interspecific hybridisation

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Intraspecilic hybridisation

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None of the above

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Solution

The correct option is B Interspecific hybridisation
Mule is an offspring produced by mating of a male donkey and female horse, which are two different species but belong to the same genre. This type of offspring is called as interspecific hybridization. Another example is Hinny produced by mating of a female donkey and male horse.
Hence answer is option B.

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Q. A donkey and a horse are able to mate and produce an offspring known as a mule. The resultant mule possesses 63 chromosomes in its cells due to the donkey parent having 62 chromosomes and the horse parent having 64. The mule is unable to mate with other mules to produce its own offspring.
Which of the following reproductive isolating mechanisms is operating in this situation?

Q. Mule is obtained by crossing

Statement(S) : A Mule and a liger are not considered to be separate species.
Reason(R) : Mules and ligers are infertile and cannot give rise to their own offsprings.

Which one of the following is the correct statement about the respective animal(s)?

(a) Donkey and horse should be considered one single species because they can successfully mate and produce an offspring.

(b) Donkey and horse are two different genera.

(d) Mule is neither a donkey nor a horse.

Q. What cross leads to the production of the mule?

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