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A genetic polymorphism of sorbitol dehydrogenase (SDH; EC 1.1.1.14) for two allozymes is demonstrated in the brown hare (Lepus europaeus) by means of horizontal starch gel electrophoresis. Segregation analysis was performed in a sample of four matings with 12 offspring and confirmed the genetic hypothesis: two alleles at an autosomal locus. The calculated gene frequencies in the brown hare breed studied areSdh a=0.712 andSdh b=0.288. The distribution of the polymorphism in free-ranging brown hare populations from Austria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and Poland is described.
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This research was supported by a grant from the Fonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung, Austria (project P6767B).
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Hartl, G.B. Genetic polymorphism of sorbitol dehydrogenase in the brown hare and the distribution of the variation in Central Europe. Biochem Genet 29, 49–54 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00578239
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