eli5. When species are crossbred, do the offspring have a combination of both species? instincts? and if scientists were to splice together multiple species or edit DNA or create a species or something in a laboratory, would it have natural instincts? are the instincts coded into DNA?

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eli5. When species are crossbred, do the offspring have a combination of both species? instincts? and if scientists were to splice together multiple species or edit DNA or create a species or something in a laboratory, would it have natural instincts? are the instincts coded into DNA?

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It depends on what genes are transferred. Its like asking if I were to combine the plans of a ranchhouse and an Italian villa, what would the house look like – it depends entirely on _what_ parts of the plans you took from each.