Transferrin variation and evolution of Alaskan reindeer and caribou, Rangifer tarandus L.

• Published in: Rangifer
• Main Authors: Røed, Knut H., Whitten, Ken R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 1986
• Subjects: Rangifer; caribou; reindeer; transferrin; polymorphism; Alaska; evolution; Peary; Svalbard; Rangifer tarandus; svalbard reindeer
• Online Access: https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/655; https://doi.org/10.7557/2.6.2.655

Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis was used to analyse transferrin variation in wild caribou (Rangifer tarandus granti) and domestic reindeer (R.t. tarandus) from Alaska. Eighteen alleles were detected in caribou and ten alleles were detected in reindeer. The most common allele was Tf 1 with a frequ...