Table 1.

Description of GTG and RBG bands on macrochromosomes and sex chromosomes ZW of the Houbara bustard.

Chromosomes	GTG bands / ideograms	Description	RBG bands / ideograms	Description
1		– Short arm (p)		– Short arm (p)
submetacentric		2 regions		2 regions
		9 bands		7 bands
		– Long arm (q)		– Long arm (q)
		4 regions		4 regions
		16 bands		15 bands
2		– Short arm (p)		– Short arm (p)
submetacentric		3 regions		2 regions
		8 bands		6 bands
		– Long arm (q)		– Long arm (q)
		3 regions		3 regions
		13 bands		10 bands
3		– Short arm (p)		– Short arm (p)
acrocentric		1 region		1 region
		2 bands		1 band
		– Long arm (q)		– Long arm (q)
		3 regions		3 regions
		14 bands		12 bands
4		– Short arm (p)		– Short arm (p)
acrocentric		1 region		1 region
		1 band		1 band
		– Long arm (q)		– Long arm (q)
		3 regions		3 regions
		11 bands		9 bands
5		– Short arm (p)		– Short arm (p)
acrocentric		1 regions		1 regions
		2 bands		1 band
		– Long arm (q)		– Long arm (q)
		3 regions		2 regions
		7 bands		6 bands
6		– Short arm (p)		– Short arm (p)
acrocentric		1 region		1 region
		2 bands		1 band
		– Long arm (q)		– Long arm (q)
		2 regions		2 regions
		6 bands		5 bands
7		– Short arm (p)		– Short arm (p)
acrocentric		1 region		1 region
		2 bands		1 band
		– Long arm (q)		– Long arm (q)
		1 region		1 region
		5 bands		3 bands
8		– Short arm (p)		– Short arm (p)
acrocentric		1 region		1 region
		2 bands		1 band
		– Long arm (q)		– Long arm (q)
		2 regions		1 region
		3 bands		3 bands
Z		– Short arm (p)		– Short arm (p)
submetacentric		1 region		1 region
		7 bands		3 bands
		– Long arm (q)		– Long arm (q)
		2 regions		2 regions
		10 bands		8 bands
W		- Short arm (p)		- Short arm (p)
submetacentric		1 regions		1 regions
		2 bands		2 bands
		- Long arm (q)		- Long arm (q)
		2 regions		2 regions
		4 bands		4 bands