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Lasiodora parahybana crossbreeding with nhandu chromatus?
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<blockquote data-quote="MBullock" data-source="post: 215359" data-attributes="member: 33994"><p>Hybridization requires both parents to have an identical or near-identical chromosome count.</p><p></p><p> For example, leopards are big cats, but they're capable of hybridizing with puma which are technically small cats, due to their similar chromosomal count- despite being wildly unrelated. Just because theyre the same genus doesnt always mean it will work.</p><p></p><p> Tarantulas tend to make fertile hybrids (and do so naturally in intergrade zones where more than one species within a genus occur in syntopy.), so flooding the market with potential hybrids could decimate that species' commercial viability.</p><p></p><p> Plus alot of researchers studying tarantulas also buy them so they def dont need muddled genetics interfering with their studies.</p><p></p><p>hybridization has also resulted in speciation, the mexican red wolf, for example, is actually a coyote hybrid.</p><p></p><p> I personally believe that aphonopelma johnnycashi is the result of hybridization between iodius and steindachneri resulting in speciation. Their ranges diverge from a specific region where you find all three together, which is also where you start seeing johnnycashi as well. </p><p></p><p> Ooph sorry long tangent.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MBullock, post: 215359, member: 33994"] Hybridization requires both parents to have an identical or near-identical chromosome count. For example, leopards are big cats, but they're capable of hybridizing with puma which are technically small cats, due to their similar chromosomal count- despite being wildly unrelated. Just because theyre the same genus doesnt always mean it will work. Tarantulas tend to make fertile hybrids (and do so naturally in intergrade zones where more than one species within a genus occur in syntopy.), so flooding the market with potential hybrids could decimate that species' commercial viability. Plus alot of researchers studying tarantulas also buy them so they def dont need muddled genetics interfering with their studies. hybridization has also resulted in speciation, the mexican red wolf, for example, is actually a coyote hybrid. I personally believe that aphonopelma johnnycashi is the result of hybridization between iodius and steindachneri resulting in speciation. Their ranges diverge from a specific region where you find all three together, which is also where you start seeing johnnycashi as well. Ooph sorry long tangent. [/QUOTE]
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