Genetic variation in a population of the wild quail Coturnix coturnix japonica.
To investigate genetic variation and to compare it with those of domestic quail populations, enzymatic and non-enzymatic proteins in a wild quail population were examined electrophoretically. The wild quail population had a genetic variability considerably lower than those of domestic populations. The average heterozygosity estimated for 22 loci was 0.090 in the wild quail population.
D000483:Alleles; D000818:Animals; D003370:Coturnix; D004798:Enzymes / Q000235:genetics; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006579:Heterozygote; D010641:Phenotype; D011506:Proteins / Q000235:genetics*
D004798:Enzymes; D011506:Proteins