Sheep–goat hybrid
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sheep-goat-hybrid-170-5834393
title:
Sheep–goat hybrid
text:
A sheep–goat hybrid is a hybrid between a sheep and a goat. While sheep and goats are similar and can be mated, they belong to different genera in the subfamily Caprinae of the family Bovidae. Sheep belong to the genus Ovis and have 54 chromosomes, while goats belong to the genus Capra and have 60 chromosomes. The offspring of a sheep–goat pairing is generally stillborn. Despite widespread shared pasturing of goats and sheep, hybrids are very rare, demonstrating the genetic distance between the
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Hybrid between a sheep and a goat
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheep%E2%80%93goat_hybrid
date created:
2006-03-15T20:39:38Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T22:32:06Z
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