Variation in Amylase Haplotypes among Congenic Lines of the House Mouse

AUTOR(ES)

Nielsen, J. Tonnes

RESUMO

Pancreatic amylase in the mouse displays considerable quantitative genetic variation. Agar gel electrophoresis reveals that homozygous animals have either one form of the enzyme, type A, or two forms, type AB. Only few animals have been found that contradict this statement, namely among Mus musculus castaneus from Thailand, which has a single-banded B type. Double-banded homozygous specimens of various origins have different relative proportions of the two isoenzymes. By measuring the A:B ratios in such animals, a number of distinct haplotypes or amylase complexes, determining ratios ranging from 61% A:39% B to 12% A:88% B, have been recognized. These complexes differ also with respect to the total amount of amylase produced. If the reference stock C3H/As is given the value 1, then other haplotypes have values ranging from 1.0 to 0.27. Nineteen amylase haplotypes have been established in congenic lines on a C3H/As background. Some of these lines contain at least four active pancreatic amylase structural genes and breeding experiments have demonstrated that the genetic elements regulating total amylase production and relative proportions of the isoenzymes are located within the amylase complex, cis-acting, and very closely linked to the structural genes.

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