Inheritance of erythrocyte glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase in the red-necked wallaby, Macropus rufogriseus (Desmarest), consistent with paternal X inactivation.
Data are presented on a polymorphism for erythrocyte glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) in a kangaroo species. Only one of the two alleles is expressed in any individual regardless of its sex. Population and breeding data are consistent with the hypothesis of X linkage of the locus, with the paternally derived X chromosome being inactive in erythroblasts of females.
D000483:Alleles; D000818:Animals; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D004588:Electrophoresis, Cellulose Acetate; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000201:enzymology*; D005260:Female; D014644:Genetic Variation; D005954:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase / Q000097:blood*; D007614:Macropodidae / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008394:Marsupialia / Q000097:blood*; D010375:Pedigree; D010641:Phenotype; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D012641:Selection, Genetic; D012730:Sex Chromosomes
D005954:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase