 Reference Base  Karyological studies on Southern African Perissodactyla |
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Heinichen, I.G., 1969. Karyological studies on Southern African Perissodactyla. Journal of the South African veterinary medicine Association 40 (1): 99-100, figs. 1-2
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African Rhino Species |
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Results were for Diceros bicornis : 2n=84, with 4 metacentric pairs, 37 acrocentric pairs. For Ceratotherium simum : 2n=82, with 0 metacentric pairs and 40 acrocentric pairs. The sex chromosomes of the rhinos resemble those of the horse.
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