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Co‐segregation of alleles at a microsatellite locus within the macrophage expressed lysozyme gene and levels of serum lysozyme activity in two half‐sib families of Polish Black and White Lowland cattle
Author(s) -
Pareek C. S.,
Walawski K.,
Czarnik U.,
Seyfert HM,
Guiard V.,
Grupe S.,
Schwerin M.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
animal genetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.756
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1365-2052
pISSN - 0268-9146
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2052.1998.296373.x
Subject(s) - lysozyme , biology , locus (genetics) , allele , microsatellite , genetics , offspring , gene , white (mutation) , phenotype , pregnancy
Alleles at a microsatellite locus within the macrophage expressed lysozyme gene were shown to co‐segregate with lysozyme activity in two half‐sib families of Polish Black and White Lowland cattle. The bimodal distribution of lysozyme activities in both progeny groups is concordant with the occurrence of the alternative paternal alleles. The microsatellite is linked to a locus for high lysozyme activity that accounts for 70–95% of the phenotypic variation of both offspring groups considering the lysozyme activities of animals being older than 1 month.