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An estimate of the amount of genetic variation in the common musselMytilus edulis

✍ Scribed by Mahmud Ahmad; D. O. F. Skibinski; J. A. Beardmore

Publisher: Springer
Year: 1977
Tongue: English
Weight: 794 KB
Volume: 15
Category: Article
ISSN: 0006-2928
DOI: 10.1007/bf00483980

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✦ Synopsis

Allozyme variation in a population of the common mussel Mytilus edulis in Mumbles, South Wales, has been studied by starch gel electrophoresis. On the basis of data obtained for 34 loci, we estimate the proportion of loci polymorphic to be 30%. Using only the 29 loci for which individual genotypes can be accurately typed, the average heterozygosity is estimated to be 9.5 +/- 3.6%. The calculated expected average heterozygosity based on Hardy-Weinberg expectations is identical with the observed value. Allele frequency data at six polymorphic loci are given for several other British populations. There is no significant geographic heterogeneity. The results are discussed in relation to genetic adaptive strategies and are shown to be inconsistent with the predictions of the neutral hypothesis.

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