Karyological studies on chromosomes of Barking Deer (Muntiacus muntjak)
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Date
2013-05
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Zoo Outreach Organisation
Abstract
Karyological studies on chromosomes
of the Indian muntjac (Muntiacus
muntjak) commonly referred to as
barking deer were carried out. The
diploid (2n) chromosome number in
Muntiacus muntjak was 7 in males and
6 in females. There were one pair of
metacentric chromosomes and one pair
of acrocentric chromosomes. The X
chromosome was submetacentric. The
two Y chromosomes exhibited
acrocentric morphology. The relative
length of chromosomes ranged
between 21.57 ± 0.77 for chromosome
1 and 2.97 ± 0.41 for chromosome Y2,
the true Y chromosome. The G-banding
revealed distinct bands on the
homologous chromosome pairs with a
total of 28 bands.
Description
TNV_ZP_2013_28(5)16-17
Keywords
Veterinary Science