Mutant allele frequencies in the cat population of Omaha, Nebraska.

doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.jhered.a110281

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Mutant allele frequencies in the cat population of Omaha, Nebraska.

The Journal of heredity - 1 Jan 2000

Halpine T, Kerr S J

Abstract excerpt

The phenotypes of 256 cats seen in Omaha, Nebraska, during the summer of 1983 were recorded and compared to those of other midcontinental USA cat populations. When cats that were "pure-bred," or derived from pure breeds, were excluded, random breeding at the O locus was confirmed and mutant allel...

Topics

Alleles
Animals
Cats
Female
Gene Frequency
Male
Mutation
Nebraska
Phenotype
United States

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