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[Reproduction of the water voles (Arvicola terrestris) polymorphic for the aguti locus].
Genetika - 1 Aug 1996
Bazhan N M, Iakovleva T V, Makarova E N
Abstract excerpt
Reproduction of three coat-color genotypes:brown, AA (homozygotes for the wild type agouti allele); melanic, aeae (homozygotes for the autosomal recessive extreme nonagouti allele); and black-brown, Aae (heterozygotes)-in the water vole was investigated under laboratory conditions. Nine possible kinds of crosses were identified. The Aae and aeae females had higher fertility than brown AA females, while males of...
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