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Electrophoretic studies were carried out on the esterases and tetrazolium oxidases of Helix pomatia. The liver esterases are quite complex and variable. The tetrazolium oxidases are of a simple codominant type, with two alleles at a single locus. The presence of a hybrid zone in the heterozygotes indicates a dimeric structure of the enzyme. Differences were found between Swedish and German populations. The possible use of these two polymorphisms as markers for population studies is discussed.
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Wahren, H., Tegelström, H. Polymorphism of esterases and tetrazolium oxidases in the roman snail, Helix pomatia: A study of populations from Sweden and Germany. Biochem Genet 9, 169–174 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00487446
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