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Esterase D in Brazilian Saguinus midas niger —results and comparison with previous studies in Anthropoidea
Author(s) -
Barroso Carmem M. L.,
Schneider Maria P. C.,
Sampaio Maria I. C.,
Salzano Francisco M.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
american journal of primatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1098-2345
pISSN - 0275-2565
DOI - 10.1002/ajp.1350220307
Subject(s) - biology , locus (genetics) , allele , esterase , amazonian , zoology , genetics , evolutionary biology , ecology , gene , amazon rainforest , enzyme , biochemistry
Four esterase D (ESD) phenotypes, presumably resulting from the segregation of three alleles with moderate polymorphic frequencies, were observed in a sample of the black handed tamarin, Saguinus midas niger , from the northern Amazonian region (Brazil). Previous surveys in the non‐human Anthropoidea indicate that the ESD locus is polymorphic in at least 4 of the 19 taxonomic entities listed.