Comparative cytogenetic studies on the red muntjac, Chinese muntjac, and their F1 hybrids.
The chromosomes of the red (Indian) muntjac (2n = 6 female, 7 male), the Chinese (Reeves) muntjac (2n = 46), and their F1 hybrids were studied with various banding techniques. G-banding showed that the two complements still have a high degree of homology despite the vast difference in diploid numbers between the two species. Cd-banding suggested that the X chromosome and chromosome 1 of the red muntjac are dicentric. Evidence indicates that both centric and repeated tandem translocations among the chromosomes of the Chinese muntjac evolved to form those of the red muntjac.
D000818:Animals; D002871:Chromosome Banding; D002875:Chromosomes / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D003433:Crosses, Genetic; D003670:Deer / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D007621:Karyotyping; D008297:Male; D013045:Species Specificity