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Inter-specific crosses are rare in nature and inter-generic crosses almost unknown .why?

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The crosses between two different species are called interspecific crosses. As two species are reproductively isolated, the interspecific hybrid is sterile (like mule). Intergenic hybrids are almost non-viable hence intergernic hy brids are almost unknown.
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