| Literature DB >> 4521219 |
S C Bernstein, L H Throckmorton, J L Hubby.
Abstract
Heat-denaturation studies of xanthine dehydrogenase have revealed many more additional alleles at the locus controlling this enzyme than are revealed by electrophoretic studies. In natural populations of species in the virilis group of the genus Drosophila, heat-denaturation studies of flies from the same locality revealed 1.74 times as many alleles as did electrophoretic studies. Similarly, studies of several species over their geographic range also revealed 1.74 times as many alleles. In addition, for the nine species studied, electrophoretic analysis had revealed only 11 alleles within the group, whereas heat-denaturation studies revealed a total of 32 alleles. These findings are discussed in the light of the continuing controversy over Darwinian and non-Darwinian theories of evolution.Entities:
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Year: 1973 PMID: 4521219 PMCID: PMC427359 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.70.12.3928
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ISSN: 0027-8424 Impact factor: 11.205