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Genetics and polymorphism of a duplicated malate dehydrogenase (MDH) locus in the grasshopperOxya japonica japonica (Orthoptera:Acrididae:Oxyinae)

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A biochemical genetic study of the enzyme malate dehydrogenase (MDH) was conducted in the grasshopperOxya j. japonica. Analysis of MDH electrophoretic variation in this species of grasshopper shows that one of the two autosomal loci for MDH in grasshoppers, the Mdh-2 locus, controlling the anodal set of MDH isozymes, is duplicated. Results of breeding studies confirm this and the observed polymorphism at theMdh-2 locus in the two populations ofOxya j. japonica studied can be attributed to three forms of linked alleles at the duplicated locus in equilibrium in both populations. In this respect, all individuals of this species possess heterozygous allelic combinations at the duplicatedMdh-2 locus, which may account for the spread of the duplicated locus in the populations of this species of grasshopper.

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  1. Department of Genetics & Cellular Biology, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    K. L. Chan, Y. Yushayati & P. Guganeswaran

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This research was supported by a grant (Vote F) from the University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur.

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Chan, K.L., Yushayati, Y. & Guganeswaran, P. Genetics and polymorphism of a duplicated malate dehydrogenase (MDH) locus in the grasshopperOxya japonica japonica (Orthoptera:Acrididae:Oxyinae). Biochem Genet 29, 337–344 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00554141

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