Some Chromosomal Aspects of Naemorhedus goral (Goral) and Procapra gutturosa (Mongolian Gazelle)

G-, R- and C-Band Patterns of Goral (Nemorhaedus caudatus) and Comparison to Goat (Capra hircus)

“…1A). The numbers of autosomal arms (NAA) of goral were determined to be 54 and the NAA of the goat (C. hircus) to be 58, confirming previous results (Di Berardino et al, 1987;Soma et al, 1980). The goal karyotype was first reported as 55 (Wurster, 1972); however, the single submetacentric and one unpaired chromosome were believed to be the result of Robertsonian translocation.…”

“…The karyotype of female goral was initially reported to comprise 55 chromosomes, which was believed to be the result of autosomal translocation (Wurster, 1972). It was subsequently determined that the female goral has 56 chromosomes composed of 54 acrocentric autosomes of similar size and shape, and an acrocentric X chromosome (Huang et al, 2005;Soma et al, 1980). There is no metacentric or submetacentric autosome, which contrasts with other Bovidae.…”

“…There is no metacentric or submetacentric autosome, which contrasts with other Bovidae. Both Wurster and Soma et al described only the karyotype of the female goral, and the Previous karyotype analyses (Soma et al, 1980;Wurster, 1972) utilized the low band resolution Giemsa conventional staining -the G-band technique. The technique does not reveal Y chromosomes, therefore, the Y chromosome types of goral have never been observed.…”

“…Briefly, the sample slides were immersed in 3% Ba(OH) 2 at 65°C for 30 min without prior treatment with hydrochloric acid, followed by renaturation in 2 × SSC at 65°C for 30 min, rinsing in tap water, and staining with 10% Giemsa in McIlvaine buffer for 8 min. Also, GTG-banding was obtained according to a modification of a previous method (Seabright, 1971;Soma et al, 1980). The slides were incubated in Ca 2+ -and Mg 2+ -free Dulbecco's phosphate buffered saline (PBS) at 4°C for 2 min, treated with 0.025% trypsin in PBS at 4°C for 1.5-2 min, rinsed in running water, and stained with 2% Giemsa (pH 6.8) for 6-7 min.…”

Recent history and status of the Mongolian gazelle in Inner Mongolia, China

“…The gazelle has been studied in Mongolia since the 1980s (Soma et al, 1980;Luschekina et al, 1985Luschekina et al, , 1986Rothschild et al, 1988;Luschekina, 1990;Mix, 1993) but little information has been published about the species in China.…”