Interbreeding

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Interbreeding, or inter-breeding is breeding between different, albeit closely-related species. The term is related to hybrid. Sometimes it is erroneously used in the meaning of inbreeding.

The possibility of natural interbreeding is an indicator of genetic closeness of the species.

Interbreeding is no longer able to take place after speciation occurs. The separated group will be (after many generations) a new species and therefore will not be able to breed with the old species that it used to be.Template:Evolution-stub