 It was found that chromosomes involved in centric fusions in these species used a complete set of cattle painting probes generated by laser microdissection.The study confirmed the presence of the chromosome translocation known as Robertsonian translocation (1;29), a widespread evolutionary marker common to all known tragelaphid species.An accidental mating between a male giant eland and a female kudu produced a male offspring, but it was azoospermic.