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To: SunkenCiv

If they can interbreed, then they are not separate species.

Separate species have different genetic codes, so it is impossible for them to breed.

Unless you are using the much less stringent idea of inability to interbreed due to chronological or physical barriers, i.e. time and space. (s)


3 posted on 08/23/2018 3:50:17 AM PDT by wbarmy (I chose to be a sheepdog once I saw what happens to the sheep.)
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To: wbarmy

They certainly wouldn’t be considered separate species if alive today.


7 posted on 08/23/2018 4:05:23 AM PDT by eclecticEel ("The petty man forsakes what lies within his power and longs for what lies with Heaven." - Xunzi)
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To: wbarmy
Wolves, dogs, and coyotes can interbreed but each is considered a separate species.
 
10 posted on 08/23/2018 4:23:42 AM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie ("Nature, Mr. Allnut, is what we are put in this world to rise above.")
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To: wbarmy
If they can interbreed, then they are not separate species....

Indeed!


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13 posted on 08/23/2018 4:26:13 AM PDT by Monkey Face ("I" before "e" ecept after "c" has been disproved by science.)
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To: wbarmy
If they can interbreed and produce fertile offspring , then they are not separate species.

Horses and donkeys are different species, but thry can still breed to make mules.

16 posted on 08/23/2018 4:34:53 AM PDT by KarlInOhio (Leave the job, leave the clearance. It should be the same rule for the Swamp as for everyone else.)
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To: wbarmy

whoops.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3681448/posts?page=34#34


36 posted on 08/23/2018 11:10:37 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (www.tapatalk.com/groups/godsgravesglyphs/, forum.darwincentral.org, www.gopbriefingroom.com)
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