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Adenosine deaminase polymorphism in the house sparrow, Passer domesticus
Author(s) -
COLE S. R.,
PARKIN D. T.
Publication year - 1986
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 - 10.1111/j.1365-2052.1986.tb03189.x
Subject(s) - sparrow , passer , biology , adenosine deaminase , allele , locus (genetics) , genetics , allele frequency , zoology , adenosine , gene , endocrinology
Summary A polymorphism at the adenosine deaminase locus of the house sparrow, Passer domesticus , has been investigated by starch gel electrophoresis. Five alleles have been identified, and most populations seem to be close to the Hardy‐Weinberg equilibrium. The allele frequencies differ strikingly across Europe, and in Britian there are significant differences between urban and rural populations. Samples from introduced populations in Australia and New Zealand lack some of the rarer alleles, as predicted from the Founder Effect.