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Protein variation and its systematic implications for the South African Leporidae (Mammalia:Lagomorpha)
Author(s) -
Robinson T.,
Osterhoff D.
Publication year - 1983
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.1365-2052.1983.tb01068.x
Subject(s) - biology , esterase , transferrin , zoology , carbonic anhydrase , isozyme , genetic variation , evolutionary biology , genetics , gene , enzyme , biochemistry
Summary Analysis of 9 genetic loci by horizontal starch gel electrophoresis was performed on 203 specimens of South African representatives of the leporid genera Lepus and Pronolagus . Three loci were found to be polymorphic within samples of the various species of both genera: transferrin (Tf‐I), esterase‐1 (Es‐I) and esterase‐2 (Es‐II). Only one system, carbonic anhydrase (CA‐I), proved useful in species identification, this being restricted to the genus Lepus . Based on this system all Lepus specimens analysed would be assigned to one of two groups corresponding to the species L. capensis and L. saxatils .