That’s what I was taught 35-years ago, but from comments I’ve read, I gather there’s a lot of disagreement in biology these days.
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rockerface@lemmy.cafe 3 weeks agoThat’s the criteria for distinguishing species and subspecies, though, isn’t it? If two specimen can produce non-sterile offspring, they’re the same species.
shalafi@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Lumidaub@feddit.org 3 weeks ago
Oh that’s what you were saying, now I see. Yes, that’s usually true. I thought you were saying because modern humans have Neanderthal ancestors, we’re the same species.
Uruanna@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Well, also yes, ipso facto? If we’re offspring of sapiens sapiens and sapiens neanderthalis, that means they had viable offsprings together, therefore they’re the same species, QED…
Lumidaub@feddit.org 3 weeks ago
I wasn’t disagreeing.