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Phosphoglucomutase polymorphism in Swedish horses
Author(s) -
Bengtsson S.,
Sandberg K.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
animal blood groups and biochemical genetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.756
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1365-2052
pISSN - 0003-3480
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2052.1972.tb01240.x
Subject(s) - phosphoglucomutase , breed , biology , genetics , allele , horse , polymorphism (computer science) , genetic variation , allele frequency , gene , enzyme , paleontology , biochemistry
Summary Polymorphism of phosphoglucomutase (PGM) in horse erythrocytes was studied by means of starch gel electrophoresis. Three different phenotypes, F, FS and S, were found. Family data supported the genetic theory of two autosomal, codominant alleles PGM F and PGM S controlling the variation. The gene frequencies were estimated to 0.28 and 0.72, respectively, in the North‐Swedish Horse breed and to 0.13 and 0.87, respectively, in the Swedish Trotter Breed. The probabilities of excluding a falsely assigned stallion in the PGM system were calculated to 0.16 and 0.10, respectively, in the two breeds.