Genetic control of lactate dehydrogenase synthesis in the somatic and gametic tissues of pigeons
Zinkham, W.H.; Isensee, H.
Johns Hopkins Medical Journal 130(1): 11-25
1972
ISSN/ISBN: 0021-7263 PMID: 4551174 Document Number: 46311
The total complement of lactic dehydrogenase (LDH) isozymes in the somatic and gametic tissues of the pigeon is related to the activity of genes at 3 loci: LDHA, LDHB and LDHC. A survey of LDH isozymes patterns in homogenates of heart from approx. 2500 wild pigeons revealed 6 phenotypes. Breeding experiments showed that these polymorphic forms are due to 3 alleles at the LDHB locus, B1, B2 and B3, the frequencies of the genotypes B1/B1, B1/B2, B2/B2, B1/B3, B2/B3 and B3/B3 being 0.649. 0.049, 0.002, 0.269, 0.005 and 0.026 resp.