Inheritance of white spots on the shell of Littorina obtusata (Gastropoda, Prosobranchia)

The hypothesis on monogenic inheritance of white spot pattern on the shell of the gastropod snail Littorina obtusata was tested. Although in most cases our results did not contradict this assumption, the hypothesis cannot explain the observed segregation in general. An alternative hypothesis was sug...

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Published inGenetika Vol. 46; no. 12; p. 1652
Main Authors Kozminskiĭ, E V, Lezin, P A, Fokin, M V
Format Journal Article
LanguageRussian
Published Russia (Federation) 01.12.2010
Subjects
Animals
Arctic Regions
Gastropoda - genetics
Inheritance Patterns
Pigmentation - genetics
Russia
Arctic Regions
Russia
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Summary:The hypothesis on monogenic inheritance of white spot pattern on the shell of the gastropod snail Littorina obtusata was tested. Although in most cases our results did not contradict this assumption, the hypothesis cannot explain the observed segregation in general. An alternative hypothesis was suggested, according to which the presence of spot pattern is controlled by two complementary biallelic genes.
ISSN:0016-6758