The electrophoretic polymorphism of blood proteins, and karyotypes, were studied in up to 33 captive-bred Persian goitred gazelles Gazella s. subgutturosa (Giildenstaedt, 1780). Allozymes, haemoglobins and serum proteins representing 33 putative genetic loci displayed four biallelic polymorphisms (carbonic anhydrase, malate dehydrogenase, mannose phosphate isomerase, transferrin), resulting in a percentage polymorphism of p = 0.121, and an expected heterozygosity of He = 0.047. Six males had 2n = 31, and seven females 2n = 30 chromosomes. This sex-specific difference was due to an X-autosomal translocation, coupled with a XYiYz sex determining system in males. Neither karyotypes nor protein polymorphism provided evidence to explain the high mortality of newborn goitred gazelles.
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