Identification of p and q arms of the blesbok (Damaliscus dorcas phillipsi, Alcelaphinae) RBG-banded chromosomes with comparison to other wild and domestic bovids.

The RBG banded karyotype (2n = 38) of the blesbok (Damaliscus dorcas phillipsi) comprises 8 pairs of metacentric, 3 pairs of submetacentric and 7 pairs of acrocentric autosomes. The X and Y chromosomes are acrocentric. The 11 pairs of biarmed chromosomes correspond to Robertsonian translocations involving the chromosomes equivalent to goat and cattle chromosomes: 1;10, 4;5, 8;17, 7;9, 6;14, 13;15, 12;16, 20;22, 3;19, 2;27 and 11;23. The comparison of Blesbok karyotype with that of other species of Alcelaphinae and Hippotraginae reveals a high level of homoeology.