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Genetic variation in transferrin alleles of rhesus macaques, Macaca mulatta
Author(s) -
Devor Eric J.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
american journal of physical anthropology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.146
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1096-8644
pISSN - 0002-9483
DOI - 10.1002/ajpa.1330480207
Subject(s) - allele , transferrin , locus (genetics) , genetics , biology , macaque , genetic variation , covariance , rhesus macaque , evolutionary biology , mathematics , statistics , gene , ecology , biochemistry
The rhesus macaque displays an extensive polymorphism at the transferrin locus. A principal components analysis describes the variance and covariance of alleles at the transferrin locus in eight widely dispersed sample populations. Using an eigenvectorial representation of the covariance matrix and systematically approximated geographical locations the distribution of populations and transferrin alleles is compared. Alleles with high variance prove to be the determining factor in the placement of populations in a “genetic map” and provide a means for interpreting the low congruence of genetics and geography found.