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The genetic control of a plasma esterase polymorphism was investigated using starch gel electrophoresis of blood samples from 62 families of eagle owl (Bubo bubo). The segregation results suggest that this esterase type is inherited through one locus with two codominant alleles.
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Dedicated to Freiherr O. von Frankenberg und Ludwigsdorf—founder and leader of the “Aktion zur Wiedereinbürgerung des Uhus (AZWU)” (Initiative for Reintroduction of the Eagle Owl)—on his 70th birthday.
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Radler, K. Polymorphism and genetic control of a plasma esterase in the eagle owl. Heredity 56, 65–67 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.1986.9
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.1986.9
