Abstract
An electrophoretic analysis of blood serum proteins was carried out to determine the genetic variability used as a primary genetic estimation of the Japanese Quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) stock maintained at the Institute of Ecology, Vilnius, Lithuania. The study was performed on quail breeds carrying mutations: motley (wild type), white and extended brown. Common protein was also studied for a hybrid population, obtained from random crossing between white and brown quail. In all samples, out of ten loci analysed, five loci (Mc., PostTf, PostAl, Al, PreAl-3) were polymorphic. The mean number of alleles per locus is 1.50, for all strains. The mean values of the observed (Ho) heterozygosity for all breeds varied within the limits of 0.173 ~ 0.219 and were lower than the expected heterozygosity (Hex). 0.227 ~ 0.244. The highest values of Ho (0.237) and Hex (0.248) were detected for hybrids. The highest deficit (Dhet.≈-0.6) was detected in PreAl-3 for white quail and hybrids and in PostAl for motley quai...
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Free) 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a call
