INHERITANCE OF ALPHA-GLYCEROPHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE IN THE PINK SALMON, ONCORHYNCHUS GORBUSCHA (WALBAUM)

1 Department of Biology, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri 63103

Genetic crosses of alpha-glycerophosphate dehydrogenase (alpha-GPDH) phenotypes in the pink salmon, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha (Walbaum), reveal that this enzyme is encoded by a single locus with two codominant alleles (Slow and Fast). The significance of single gene control of alpha-GPDH is discussed in relation to the purported tetraploid nature of the salmonids.

Submitted on November 15, 1972




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