Karyotype of Indian muntjac and Fea's muntjac kept in Dusit zoo
1996
Duangsmorn Suwattana | Vivat Chavananikul | Sumittra Watanodorn (Chulalongkorn Univ., Bangkok (Thailand). Faculty of Veterinary Science)
Karyotypes of six Indian muntjacs (Muntiacus muntjak) and seven Fea's muntjacs (Muntiacus feae) kept in Dusit zoo are described. The chromosome number of female Indian muntjacs are found into 2 patterns as 2n=6 which are 2 metacentrics and 4 submetacentrics and 2n=7, comprised 6 submetacentrics and one acrocentric. The X chromosome is the p-arm of chromosome 3. There are also 2 karyotype patterns in the males as 2n=7, comprised 2 metacentrics, 3 submetacentrics, one acrocentric and a small submetacentric, which is the Y chromosome, and 2n=8 of which a minute metacentric chromosome is found in addition to the 2n=7 karyotype. That of female Fea's muntjac is 2n=13, composed of 3 submetacentrics and 10 acrocentrics. The X chromosome is the p-arm of chromosome 1. There are 3 patterns of male karyotypes as 2n=13, composed of 3 submetacentrics, 9 acrocentrics and a small submetacentric; 2n=14, composed of 2 submetacentrics, 11 acrocentrics and a small submetacentric c and 2n=15, composed of one submetacentric, 13 acrocentrics, and a small submetacentric. The Y chromosome is the small submetacentric.
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