Biochemical markers in a species endangered by introgression: the red wolf.
The red wolf (Canis rufus), native to much of the southeastern United States, is endangered by man's activities and by hybridization with other species of the genus Canis. The absence of diagnostic morphological markers to distinguish the red wolf from its hybrids has led to the application of the methods of biochemical genetics to this problem. The finding of a unique electrophoretically determined allele with a distribution congruent with the geographical distribution of the remaining red wolf population is reported.
D000135:Acid Phosphatase / Q000235:genetics; D000828:Animal Population Groups / Q000235:genetics*; D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000235:genetics*; D004285:Dogs / Q000235:genetics*; D004592:Electrophoresis, Starch Gel; D005819:Genetic Markers; D005956:Glucose-6-Phosphate Isomerase / Q000235:genetics; D006824:Hybridization, Genetic; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase / Q000235:genetics; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000235:genetics; D014481:United States
D005819:Genetic Markers; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase; D000135:Acid Phosphatase; D005956:Glucose-6-Phosphate Isomerase