Hybrid

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Hybrid
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A hybrid is the product of mating between individuals of different species or strains. The word is most common when talking about animals and plants.

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Petunia × atkinsiana, also called Petunia × hybrida, is often grown in gardens.
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A mule is a hybrid of a female horse and a male donkey.

Mules are hybrid animals. The female parent is a horse and the male parent is a donkey. A mule is generally sterile. Not all hybrids are sterile. Many garden plants and crop plants are hybrids. New species are sometimes formed from hybrids between two other species.


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