[allmendream]

Due to epigenetic effects, there is a big difference between a “Liger” and a “Tigon”. One has a Tiger dad and a Lion mom, and the other has a Lion dad and a Tiger mom.

The differences in the reciprocal crosses is most likely due to the different reproductive strategies of both species.

A Tigon has been successfully bred with a Tiger to produce a “Ti-Tigon”. This Ti-Tigon could re-merge with a Tiger population, bringing a certain % of Lion ancestry to that population.

Similarly, our hypothetical “Humanderthal” could re-merge with a human population, bringing a certain % of Neanderthal ancestry to that population.

[Frenchtown Dan]

Pretty interesting but...

“It’s not nice to fool with Mother Nature”.

One of these days someone’s going to figure out how to cross a mosquito and a condor. Just try spraying Raid on that thing.