Open AccessAdenosine deaminase polymorphism in Finnish Landrace pigs
Author(s) -
SCHULMAN A.,
GAHNE B.,
KANGASNIEMI R.
Publication year - 1986
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.1601-5223.1986.tb00532.x
Subject(s) - biology , herd , breed , adenosine deaminase , zoology , polymorphism (computer science) , genetics , genotype , veterinary medicine , gene , adenosine , endocrinology , medicine
Phenotypes of the enzyme adenosine deaminase were determined in red cells from 1289 pigs from the elite breeding herds of the Finnish Landrace breed. The recessive O type was found in 16.7% of the animals. The gene frequencies were estimated to q A =0.37, q B =0.20 and q O =0.43. Among the pigs (144) selected by the breeders for their own herd, the occurrence of the O type (13.9%) did not deviate significantly from that in the total material. There were no indications that the O type of ADA was disfavoured in the selection of breeding animals of the Finnish Landrace breed.