interbreed

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Even though different species can still interbreed, these inversions limit how much their DNA mixes, helping maintain distinct traits.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

Barred owls and spotted owls are similar in appearance and the birds can even interbreed.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2025

"Over time we are going to have this entire lineage of cold adapted elephants that we can put back into the wild that can interbreed"

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2025

These two broods may actually overlap — but probably not interbreed — in a small area near central Illinois, entomologists said.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 1, 2024

If those desirable mutants proceeded to interbreed with normal plants, the mutation would immediately be diluted or lost.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond