title: Electrophoretic investigation on seven species of Indian frogs.
abstract: Studies on the occurrence of protein polymorphism are of importance not only in determining interspecific relationships but also in revealing genetically controlled variants among the populations of the same species. This study deals with the analysis of the isozyme pattern of three dehydrogenases in seven species of Indian frogs. The results correlate with the respective habitats and it is suggested that protein polymorphism is adaptively important and is maintained by natural selection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, School of Life Sciences, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, India.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chatterjee
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dey
mesh_terms: D000426:Alcohol Dehydrogenase / Q000032:analysis*; D000818:Animals; D001001:Anura / Q000378:metabolism*; D004463:Ecology; D005136:Eye Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D007194:India; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000032:analysis*; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase / Q000032:analysis*; D008291:Malate Dehydrogenase / Q000032:analysis*; D009124:Muscle Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D009206:Myocardium / Q000201:enzymology; D009928:Organ Specificity; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D005136:Eye Proteins; D007527:Isoenzymes; D009124:Muscle Proteins; D000426:Alcohol Dehydrogenase; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase; D008291:Malate Dehydrogenase