AGB 121: Principles of Animal Genetics and Population Genetics (2+1)

DIPLOID CHROMOSOME NUMBER IN LIVESTOCK

Sl. No.	Common Name	Genus and Species	Diploid Chromosome Number
1	Cat	Felis catus	38
2	Cattle	Bos taurus, Bos indicus	60
3	Dog	Canis familiaris	78
4	Donkey	Equus asinus	62
5	Goat	Capra hircus	60
6	Horse	Equus caballus	64
7	Human	Homo sapiens	46
8	Pig	Sus scrofa	38
9	Rabbit	Oryctolagus cuniculus	44
10	River buffalo	Bubalus bubalis (riverine type)	50
11	Swamp buffalo	Bubalus bubalis (swamp type)	48
12	Sheep	Ovis aries	54
13	Llama	Lama glama	74
14	Mule	(Hinny, hybrids of horse and ass)	63
15	African buffalo or Cape buffalo	Syncerus caffer	52