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POPULATION GENETICS OF Aa AND Ab IMMUNOGLOBULIN ALLOTYPES IN WILD RABBITS OF SOUTH‐EASTERN AUSTRALIA
Author(s) -
Herd Z. L.,
Edmonds* J. W. E.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
international journal of immunogenetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.41
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1744-313X
pISSN - 1744-3121
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-313x.1977.tb00914.x
Subject(s) - allotype , allele , allele frequency , biology , population , population genetics , genetics , zoology , antibody , ecology , demography , gene , sociology
SUMMARY Aa and Ab allotype frequencies have been investigated in wild rabbit populations throughout Victoria and South‐east South Australia. The overall mean allele frequencies for thirty‐three populations are 0.53:0.12:0.36 for a 1 :a 2 :a 3 and 0.72:0.22:0.05 for b 4 :b 5 :b 9 . The b 6 allele was not found anywhere. The a 1 frequency has been found to increase in proportion to increases in mean annual rainfall. While considerable variations exist in allotype and allele frequencies from area to area, the relationships a 1 > a 3 > a 2 and b 4 > b 5 > b 9 are almost always observed. The results are discussed in terms of the historical origins of Australian wild rabbits and possible genetic mechanisms to explain the maintenance of allotype ‘hierarchies’ in large populations breeding at random.