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    Question: If you combined a frog and humans DNA would you be a huforg (cross betwean a human and frog)

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      • dna,
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    Asked by gundersaur to Jemma, John, Katie, Lisa on 4 Jul 2012.
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      Lisa Fitzgerald answered on 4 Jul 2012:


      Hi @gundersaur

      I think it is unlikely you would get anything as the resulting DNA would most likely be non-viable. Cross-breads are only possible when the two animals have similar DNA. Even then they are normally unable to bread due to incompatibilities.

      Lisa

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