Jasmine raised her hand ,"Well, we learned that there are many different ways for a hybrid to be created through cross-pollinating and grafting. The purpose of these hybrids to produce improved plants, such as enhancing a certain resistance to heat\cold or to produce more fruit\seeds and even just to promote a specific color or size. The list goes on. We also know a little about calculating the probability of a successful hybrid, how genetics play a part, and about phenotypes and such too. Plus, we know that though there are many advantagers to hybridization, there are also problems that can occur such as sterility, like when a hybrid is created between two plants of a differing chromosome pair number, the offspring will have an odd number of chromozones, leaving them unable to produce chromosmally balanced gametes. Therefore, they would be sterile. However, I guess this could also be considered an advantage when producing seedless fruit and the like." Jasmine stopped to take a breath and realized she was rambling again. Slumping down in her seat she mumbled,"Respectively submitted, Jasmine Kavanaugh, Gryffindor."
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