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Disturbed segregation at the transferrin locus of the deer mouse

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 April 2009

Raymond P. Canham ,
D. Alan Birdsall  and
David G. Cameron
Raymond P. Canham
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
D. Alan Birdsall
Affiliation:
Department of Genetics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
David G. Cameron
Affiliation:
Department of Genetics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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Anomalous frequencies of transferrin phenotypes were found among the offspring of matings between deer mice heterozygous for the two forms of transferrin most common in natural populations. Matings involving other phenotypes produced offspring in the expected phenotypic frequencies. Selective penetration by facility, occurring only in the reproductive tract of the heterozygous females, appears to provide the most satisfactory explanation for the observations.

Type
Short Papers
Information
Genetics Research , Volume 16 , Issue 3 , December 1970 , pp. 355 - 357
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1970

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