Answer:
The sex cells could not easily combine to form the body cells of an offspring because of the different chromosome number.
Explanation:
The fact that dog and cats cannot be interbreed because there is difference in the no. of chromosome.
What is interbreeding?
The act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids is called interbreeding.
Dogs have 78 no of chromosome which is similar to the lions and tigers but there is difference in the no of chromosomes which cannot produce viable offspring.
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