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On 22-7-2009 23:09, clipka wrote:
> andrel <a_l### [at] hotmail com> wrote:
>>> - mutations changing the number of chromosomes don't seem to be as uncommon as I
>>> had thought
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_number_of_chromosomes_of_various_organisms
>> is hard to explain otherwise.
>
> The Raccoon Dog seems particularly interesting in that respect; anyone knows
> whether the subspecies can interbreed?
>
> Hedgehogs (African vs. Woodland) likewise.
>
> Swamp Wallabys and Echidnas have interesting chromosome configurations, too.
Genetics and male/female seems to be much much more complicated (and
interesting) than what they tough us as school.
Another think I did not know: Broccoli, cabbage, kale, kohlrabi,
brussels sprouts, and cauliflower are all the same species
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