title: Polymorphism in two genes for B2 high sulfur proteins of wool.
abstract: Variation in the nucleotide sequence of the B2 high-sulfur protein genes has not been reported previously. This paper reports 15 nucleotide substitutions in each of the genes for the B2A and B2C proteins and a length of polymorphism in the B2A gene which translates to the insertion/deletion of one 30-nucleotide repeat sequence. Evidence is presented for gene conversion occurring within the B2 high-sulfur multigene family. These DNA polymorphisms may account for some of the microheterogeneity observed in the B2 high-sulfur proteins and may also be useful genetic markers of the B2 high-sulfur protein gene loci for future use in analysing wool fibre characteristics.
authors.affiliation: Animal and Veterinary Sciences Group, Lincoln University, Canterbury, New Zealand.
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Rogers
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Hickford
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bickerstaffe
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D004247:DNA; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D011506:Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D012756:Sheep / Q000235:genetics*; D014935:Wool
chemical_list: C092654:B2A protein, Ovis aries; C092655:B2C protein, Ovis aries; D011506:Proteins; D004247:DNA