35 Hybrid Animal Species
21. Edible Frog
35 Hybrid Animal Species
European Frog Hanging Out On Leaf [Image via Wikipedia Commons]
Created By: Marsh Frog & Pool Frog
Often referred to by most as the Edible Frog for obvious reasons, the European Frog has been around for quite a long time now. They are quite a big hybrid animal species compared to others on the list. In fact, most forget or never knew the species is a hybrid of Marsh & Pool Frogs.
Since we’re talking about amphibians, the way hybridization happens can be quite different. It occurs through hybridogenesis, where half of a genome is passed intact to the offspring while the other half is discarded. This allows the other frog’s genome to come into play to create the hybrid. This tends to happen in a hemiclonal way rather than an asexual one too.
35 Hybrid Animal Species
European Frog Hanging Out On Leaf [Image via Wikipedia Commons]
Created By: Marsh Frog & Pool Frog
Often referred to by most as the Edible Frog for obvious reasons, the European Frog has been around for quite a long time now. They are quite a big hybrid animal species compared to others on the list. In fact, most forget or never knew the species is a hybrid of Marsh & Pool Frogs.
Since we’re talking about amphibians, the way hybridization happens can be quite different. It occurs through hybridogenesis, where half of a genome is passed intact to the offspring while the other half is discarded. This allows the other frog’s genome to come into play to create the hybrid. This tends to happen in a hemiclonal way rather than an asexual one too.
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09 August 2022
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