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High genetic variability of esterase loci in natural populations of Parus major, P. caeruleus, and P. ater.
Biochemical genetics - 1 Apr 2004
Driesel Simon, Bachmann Lutz, Stauss Michael, Segelbacher Gernot, Flach Doris, Tomiuk Jürgen, Kömpf Jost
Abstract excerpt
In Parus major, P. caeruleus, and P. ater the genetic variation of 16 isozyme loci was determined. The focus was on esterases that show high phenotypic variation in natural populations of these species. The degree of heterozygosity of the "non-esterase" loci was 0.029 +/- 0.008 (P. major); 0.023 +/- 0.012 (P. caeruleus), and 0.034 +/- 0.034 (P. ater). Including the esterase loci with up to six alleles per locus...
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