Genetic variation in a population of the wild quail Coturnix coturnix japonica |
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| Authors: | Masao Kimura Hideki Kato Shin-ichi Ito Iwahiro Isogai |
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| Institution: | Faculty of Agriculture, Gifu University, Kakamigahara, Gifu 504, Japan |
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| Abstract: | To investigate genetic variation and to compare it with those of domestic quail populations, enzymatic and non-enzymatic proteins in a wild quail population were examined electrophoretically.
The wild quail population had a genetic variability considerably lower than those of domestic populations. The average heterozygosity estimated for 22 loci was 0.090 in the wild quail population. |
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| Keywords: | wild quail Coturnix coturnix japonica protein polymorphism |
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