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

Science (New York, N.Y.) (1970-06-12)
D H Wurster, K Benirschke
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.

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Indian Muntjac, NOTE: Both the cell line and DNA from the cell line may be available for this product. Please choose -1VL or VIAL for cells, or -DNA-5UG for DNA, Muntjac skin, Fibroblast