In August, 2014 Taigan Zoo in southern Crimea reported the birthof a donkra named Telegraph. A donkra is a hybrid between a maledonkey (2n = 62) and a female zebra (2n = 46). You can watch aYouTube video of a similar hybrid born in a Chinese zoo two yearsearlier (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfAvAeXz_iQ). How manychromosomes would you find in a somatic cell of a donkra? (Note:The Association of Zoos and Aquariums has adopted a policy opposedto the intentional breeding of animals to produce rare traits, suchas are seen in hybrid animals).

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