electromorph

e·lec·tro·morph

(ē-lek'trō-mōrf),

A mutant form of a protein, phenotypically distinguished by its electrophoretic mobility.

[electro- + G. morphē, form, shape]

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For example, Aquadro and Patton (1980) demonstrated that species-specific differences in salivary amylase electromorph phenotypes could be used to unambiguously distinguish between morphologically similar Peromyscus leucopus and P.

Comparison of morphological versus molecular characters for discriminating between sympatric meadow and prairie voles

Isolates for which 1 signal was observed for a given locus on the electromorph were considered homozygous for this locus by analogy with what is reported for another diploid yeast, C.

Clonal population of flucytosine-resistant Candida tropicalis from blood cultures, Paris, France

Efficiency of SSCP procedures to identify sequence variants was assessed by sequencing multiple representatives of each electromorph and comparing patterns of sequence divergence among them.

Historical population dynamics of red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) in the northern Gulf of Mexico

Interpreting stained electromorph bands on a gel requires a thorough understanding of the genetic basis of allelic variation for each enzyme (reviewed by Richardson et al.

What molecules can tell us about populations: choosing and using a molecular marker

Each electromorph was considered to represent a distinct allele of the same enzyme.

Molecular characterization of Corynebacterium diphtheriae isolates, Russia, 1957-1987. (Dispatches)

The fast electromorph of AAT was only observed in the Duke Forest populations, whereas alleles of GPI and EST were widespread and polymorphic within most populations.

An anther-smut disease (Ustilago violacea) of fire-pink (Silene virginica): its biology and relationship to the anther-smut disease of white campion (Silene alba)

At these loci, the plant samples from each population were homozygous for a single electromorph.

Plant fitness variation caused by different mutualist genotypes

Upon completion of the initial survey, samples of each variant electromorph were rerun in lineup gels to assign relative mobility and establish the veracity of the initial interpretation.

Species-wide population structure in a southeastern U.S. freshwater fish, Heterandria formosa: gene flow and biogeography

With the exception of one or two bands attributable to molecular heterozygosity in dimeric enzymes, each electromorph was treated for purposes of analysis as a single allele at one genetic locus.

Spittle maggots: studies on Cladochaeta fly larvae living in association with Clastoptera spittlebug nymphs

cornutus exhibits this fast electromorph and, more commonly, a unique slow allele (Dowling and Moore 1984).

Significant role for historical effects in the evolution of reproductive isolation: evidence from patterns of introgression between the cyprinid fishes, Luxilus cornutus and Luxilus chrysocephalus

The frequencies of the Pgm-3 alleles [TABULAR DATA FOR TABLE 1 OMITTED] found in each sample in this study and the relative electrophoretic mobility of each allelic electromorph are reported in the Appendix.

Simple genetic basis for important social traits in the fire ant Solenopsis invicta

A slow electromorph presumably representing GPI-[A.

Development of the hybrid swarm between Pecos pupfish (Cyprinodontidae: Cyprinodon pecosensis) and sheepshead minnow (Cyprinodon variegatus): a perspective from allozymes and mtDNA