Re: Orangachimps??? (off-topic)

[Dann Pigdon <dannj@alphalink.com.au>]

David Marjanovic wrote:
> According to the biospecies concept, there _must_ be more than one species
> involved -- I can't imagine animals with different numbers of chromosomes
> could have much fertile offspring.

Surely people with Down's Syndrome can have children?

And of course just having the same number of chromosomes doesn't
guarantee a successful mating. I believe kangaroos have the same number
of chromosomes as a potatoe. Now there's a hybrid I'd like to see... :)

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