An Electrophoretic Study of Blood and Milk Proteins of the Southern Elephant Seal, Mirounga leonina

No electrophoretic variation was found in the blood proteins transferrin, haptoglobin, hemoglobin, LDH, and caeruloplasmin in 97 southern elephant seals from Macquarie Island. Variation was observed in two whey proteins in ten females from the same population. On the assumption that the variation in...

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Published in:Journal of mammalogy 1974-11, Vol.55 (4), p.796-808
Main Author: Shaughnessy, P. D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Blood proteins
Blood Proteins - analysis
Caniformia - metabolism
Electrophoresis
Elephants
Female
Gels
Genetic loci
Genetic variation
Hemoglobins
Male
Milk Proteins - analysis
Pregnancy
Seals
Seals, Earless - metabolism
Transferrins
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Summary:No electrophoretic variation was found in the blood proteins transferrin, haptoglobin, hemoglobin, LDH, and caeruloplasmin in 97 southern elephant seals from Macquarie Island. Variation was observed in two whey proteins in ten females from the same population. On the assumption that the variation in these whey proteins is genetically controlled, 0.17 of the loci examined are polymorphic, and the proportion of heterozygous loci per individual is 0.075.
ISSN:0022-2372
1545-1542
1545-1542
0022-2372
DOI:10.2307/1379408