Electrophoretic detection of a protein polymorphism useful for parentage verification in red deer: A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Agricultural Science

Abstract

The prealbumin region of red deer serum was studied using acid polyacrylamide gels (pH 4.5). The technique detected a previously unreported protein polymorphism. Four variants for the protein system were detected. These were shown to be genetically controlled in a family study by being inherited in simple mendelian fashion. This genetic variation is important to enable future attempts at parentage verification in red deer.