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Examination of the published literature shows that generally there is an association between heterozygosities of the phosphoglucomutase and glucose phosphate isomerase loci such that either heterozygosity of one locus is low when heterozygosity of the other is high; or both loci have low heterozygosities. There appears to be a general constraint that prevents both loci from being highly heterozygous together. An exception to this general rule is reported and the significance of this discovery is discussed.
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Gauldie, R.W. A reciprocal relationship between heterozygosities of the phosphogiucomutase and glucose phosphate isomerase loci. Genetica 63, 93–104 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00605893
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