Genetic polymorphism in Rattus exulans Peale

Date

5-1978

Degree

Bachelor of Science in Biology

College

College of Arts and Sciences (CAS)

Adviser/Committee Chair

Dolores A. Ramirez

Abstract

Genetic polymorphism of the hemoglobin, albumin, nd transferrin stems in natural populations of Batt. exult Peale was investigated by using starch-gel electrophoresis. Thirty-one erythrocyte samples and thirty-two plasma samples were used. HbB/HbB and HbB/HbB were the hemoglobin genotypes observed. The HbD allele had a frequency of 0.8e7079 while the HO allele had a frequency of 0.112903. At the albumin locus, the genotypes observed were AlbA/AlbA and Alb /Hbb with gene frequencies of 0.906250 and 0.093750, respectively. The transferrin genotypes observed were TrfC/Trfp and Trfp/Trfp. Trf° and Trip alloys were at a frequency of 0.109375 and 0.890625, respectively. The alleles TrfA and TrA were not observed in the population. The hemoglobin and transferrin systems of the sample populations were in genetic equilibrium. Only the albumin genotypes were at disequilibrium frequencies.

Language

English

Location

UPLB Main Library Special Collections Section (USCS)

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Document Type

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