Genetic heterogeneity in the Indian Mus musculus

This study deals with the characterization of 10 populations of M. musculus from different geographical locations in India. The genetics of Indian wild mice has been completely obscure and this is the first report on allozyme variations in the natural population. We have used a set of 24 biochemical...

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Published in:Biochemical genetics 1998-08, Vol.36 (7-8), p.245-258
Main Authors: Awasthi, M, Bhat, K V, Anand, R K
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Data processing
Differentiation
Genetic Heterogeneity
Genetic Variation
Genetics
Heterogeneity
India
Isoenzymes
Isoenzymes - genetics
Mice - classification
Mice - genetics
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Mus musculus
Phylogeny
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Summary:This study deals with the characterization of 10 populations of M. musculus from different geographical locations in India. The genetics of Indian wild mice has been completely obscure and this is the first report on allozyme variations in the natural population. We have used a set of 24 biochemical genetic markers to measure levels of diversity within and among populations. The allelic frequency data indicate extreme genetic variability, which is further enhanced by the presence of novel alleles. Overall the species shows a high level of heterogeneity. The highly polymorphic central populations of M. musculus cannot be assigned to any one particular subspecies. The allelic profiles, however, indicate a gradual differentiation toward the castaneus and batcrianus subspecies lineages.
ISSN:0006-2928
1573-4927
DOI:10.1023/A:1018781026170