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Table 12.1 Autosome counts of Saudi Gazelles.<br />

Al Areen Wildlife Park animals<br />

male<br />

male<br />

female<br />

01:<br />

03:<br />

04:<br />

10 metacentrics + 38 subtelocentrics (48 autosomes)<br />

12 metacentrics + 35 subtelocentrics (47 autosomes)<br />

13 metacentrics + 32 subtelocentrics (45 autosomes)<br />

Al Ain Zoo and Aquarium animals<br />

female<br />

female<br />

male<br />

male<br />

05:<br />

06:<br />

D7:<br />

08:<br />

10 metacentrics + 39 subtelocentrics (49 auto somes)<br />

12 metacentrics + 36 subtelocentrics (48 auto somes)<br />

10 metacentrics + 38 subtelocentrics (50 autosomes)<br />

10 metacentrics + 39 subtelocentrics (49 autosomes)<br />

DNA Sequencing results<br />

The overall percentage sequence divergence between approximately 300 base pairs of the<br />

mitochondrial cytochrome b gene of several gazelle species is shown in Table 12.2. Transversions,<br />

transi tions and nucleotide position in the codon are not taken into account. The cytochrome b gene<br />

showed 1.0 to 1.2% base pair differences between Saudi dorcas gazelle and three dorcas gazelle from<br />

Africa, whereas the dorcas gazelle from Africa all differ by 1.6% from each other (Table 12.2). Even<br />

allowing for stochastic error, all dorcas gazelle subspecies are very closely related, since they differ<br />

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