Deconstructing a complex molecular phenotype: population-level variation in individual venom proteins in Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnakes (Sistrurus c. catenatus).

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Identifying the molecular basis for complex adaptations such as the toxic proteins used by venomous snakes to subdue and digest prey is an important step in understanding the evolutionary and functional basis for such traits. Recent proteomics-based analyses have made possible the identification of all constituent proteins in whole venom samples. Here we exploit this advance to study patterns of population-level...

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• Analysis of Variance
• Crotalid Venoms
• Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
• Illinois
• Ontario