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The electrophoretic phenotypes of the two isozymes of red cell carbonic anhydrase, CA I and CA II, are described in nine species of macaque monkeys from southeast Asia and Japan. Twelve phenotypes of CA I, apparently under the control of seven alleles, and five phenotypes of CA II, under the control of three alleles, were found in the different macaque populations studied. Extensive electrophoretic polymorphisms of CA I were found in three species (Macaca nemestrina, Macaca speciosa, and Macaca fuscata), and polymorphisms at the CA II locus were found in Macaca irus, Macaca mulatta, and M. nemestrina. In addition to the electrophoretic polymorphisms at the CA I locus in M. nemestrina, an inherited deficiency of CA I was also discovered in which approximately 30% of the individuals in all populations of M. nemestrina tested showed the deficient phenotype. Although the recessive gene controlling this deficiency appears to be an allele of the CA I locus, it is postulated that the CA I deficiency could also be under the control of a closely linked gene. The comparative data on the extent of genetic variation observed in the two isozymes of red cell carbonic anhydrase in macaques appear to support the concept that CA I has evolved more rapidly than CA II in mammals.
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Tashian, R.E., Goodman, M., Headings, V.E. et al. Genetic variation and evolution in the red cell carbonic anhydrase isozymes of macaque monkeys. Biochem Genet 5, 183–200 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00485644
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