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Indian muntjac, Muntiacus muntjak: a deer with a low diploid chromosome number.

Science (New York, N.Y.) ·Vol. 168 ·No. 3937 ·1970-06-12 ·Pages 1364-6

Wurster DH, Benirschke K

Abstract

The Indian muntjac (Muntiacus muntjak) has a diploid chromosome number of 7 in the male and 6 in the female, the lowest number yet described in a mammal. Its near relative, Reeve's muntjac (Muntiacus reevesi) has a diploid number of 46, and the karyotypes of the two, species are very different.

MeSH Terms
Animals Chromosomes Deer Diploidy Karyotyping Species Specificity
Authors & Affiliations
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Wurster D H
Benirschke K
Article Info
Journal
Science (New York, N.Y.)
Abbr.
Science
ISSN
0036-8075
DOI
10.1126/science.168.3937.1364
Published
1970-06-12
Pages
1364-6
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
0404511
Subset
IM
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1126/science.168.3937.1364 View journal details
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