APPLICATION OF ISOELECTRIC-FOCUSING IN MOLLUSCAN SYSTEMATICS

Authors
BACKELJAU T BREUGELMANS K LEIRS H RODRIGUEZ T SHERBAKOV D SITNIKOVA T TIMMERMANS JM VANGOETHEM JL VERHEYEN E
Citation
T. Backeljau et al., APPLICATION OF ISOELECTRIC-FOCUSING IN MOLLUSCAN SYSTEMATICS, The Nautilus, 108, 1994, pp. 156-167
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Zoology
Journal title
The Nautilus → ACNP
ISSN journal
00281344
Volume
108
Year of publication
1994
Supplement
2
Pages
156 - 167
Database
ISI
SICI code
0028-1344(1994)108:<156:AOIIMS>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
The application of isoelectric focusing (IEF) in molluscan systematics is reviewed and illustrated using literature data and unpublished ana lyses. IEF can be used as any other electrophoretic method, but is mos t appropriate for: (1) generating complex species-specific banding pro files, (2) assessing overall genetic similarities, (3) supplementing c onventional electrophoretic techniques by resolving hidden protein var iation and (4) investigating minute organisms.