Wildlife genetics and disease: allozyme evolution in the wild boar (Sus scrofa) caused by a swine fever epidemy.
Enzyme polymorphism at 42 loci was compared before and after a major epidemy of swine fever in wild boars from northern Vosges (France). No change was observed in the 38 monomorphic loci, but allele frequencies at the phosphoglucomutase locus PGM-2* changed significantly. Possible causes for this observation are discussed, and it appears that PGM-2 locus could be a genetic marker of resistance to this viral disease.
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Faculté de Pharmacie, Université Louis Pasteur, 74 Route du Rhin, 67400 Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France. stephane.lang1@libertysurf.fr
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Klein
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Schreiber
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