Genetic Characteristic of Javan Deer (Cervus timorensis de Blainville 1882), Babirusa (Babyrousa babyrussa) and Pig (Sus scrofa Linn)

Abstract

Research on genetic polymorphism was conducted by using an electrophoresis technique. Material used for this experiment consisted of 14 adult Javan deers (Cervus tumorensis de Blainville, 1882), 8 babirusa (Babyrousa babyrussa) and 5 adult pig (Sus scropa, Linn). Electrophoretic result showed polymorphisms in plasm and red blood protein in these kinds of animals. The highest average heterozygos was 0.3555 +- 0.1187 obtained in Babirusa, whereas pig and deer were 0.3033 +- 0.0968 and 0.3176 +- 0.1049 respectively. Genetic similarity between pairs of pig and babirusa was 0.73 and those of pig and deer was 1.83