Question

Mule is a product of

• A. Intraspecific Breeding
• B. Mutation
• C. Hybridization
• D. Interspecific Breeding

Answer 1

The correct option is D Interspecific Breeding

A mule is the offspring of a male donkey (jack) and a female horse (mare).Horses and donkeys are different species, with different numbers of chromosomes. Of the two hybrids (first generation hybrids) between these two species, a mule is easier to obtain than a hinny, which is the offspring of a female donkey (jenny) and a male horse (stallion).