CONSERVATION OF ARABIAN GAZELLES - Nwrc.gov.sa
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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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