Open AccessIsozyme polymorphism in three species of land snails
Author(s) -
LEVAN GÖRAN,
FREDGA KARL
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
hereditas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1601-5223
pISSN - 0018-0661
DOI - 10.1111/j.1601-5223.1972.tb01023.x
Subject(s) - biology , isozyme , esterase , malate dehydrogenase , intraspecific competition , zoology , enzyme , polymorphism (computer science) , starch , botany , ecology , biochemistry , gene , allele
The isozyme patterns of 13 enzymes in the land snails Cepaea nemoralis, C. hortensis and Arianta arbustorum were studied by means of starch‐gel electrophoresis. With the methods employed 8 of the enzymes were found suitable for analysis. Among these, all but one showed differences between at least 2 of the species. Two enzymes, viz. malate dehydrogenase and esterase, in addition had intraspecific polymorphism in 2 and 3 species respectively.