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Cha Cha · 09-02-2010, 10:37 AM

I don't know the answer for dogs, but in regards to horses they have 64 chromosomes, donkeys have 62, so the resulting mule has 63. There has been very few documented cases where a female mule was able to reproduce when mated back to a horse or donkey.

09-02-2010, 10:37 AM	#37
Cha Cha Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Where the deer and the antelope play Posts: 7,069	I don't know the answer for dogs, but in regards to horses they have 64 chromosomes, donkeys have 62, so the resulting mule has 63. There has been very few documented cases where a female mule was able to reproduce when mated back to a horse or donkey. __________________ Shelly and the girls Moka Mylee