Muntjac inonakidza zvikuru muzvidzidzo zvekushanduka-shanduka nekuda kwekusiyana kwema chromosome uye kuwanikwa kwezvipuka zvitsva. Muntjac yeIndia (M. muntjak) ndiyo mhuka ine nhamba yakaderera ye chromosome yakanyorwa: Murume ane diploid nhamba ye7, mukadzi chete 6 chromosomes. Reeves's muntjac (M. reevesi), mukuenzanisa, ane diploid nhamba ye 46 chromosomes. Rudzi rweMuntiacus rune marudzi gumi nemaviri anozivikanwa: Mubvunzo: Ndeapi marudzi anonyanya kufarira parizvino?
Muntjac