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Biochemical variation in purebred and crossbred strains of domestic rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus L.)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 April 2009

G. B. Hartl  and
H. Höger
G. B. Hartl
Affiliation:
Forschungsinstitut für Wildtierkunde der Veterinärmedizinischen Universität Wien, A-1160 Vienna, Savoyenslrasse 1, Austria
H. Höger
Affiliation:
Versuchstierzucht und -haltung der Universität Wien, A-2325 Himberg, Brauhausgasse 34, Austria
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Genetic variation in 40 domestic rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) from eight different strains was investigated by horizontal starch gel electrophoresis. Twenty nine enzyme systems were examined in different tissues, 10 isoenzymes were found to be polymorphic. Indices of genetic variation show values comparable to those found in most other mammalian species. Thus the unusually high values reported previously by other authors may be due to a limited and not randomly chosen set of enzymes studied.

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Research Article
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Genetics Research , Volume 48 , Issue 1 , August 1986 , pp. 27 - 34
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1986

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