Genetic Variation of Hemoglobin and Ganglioside Monooxygenase in Korean Sapsarees (Canis familiaris)

Genetic variation of hemoglobin and erythrocyte ganglisoside monooxygenase were analyzed in Korean nature dog Sapsarees by horizontal starch gel electrophoresis and thin layer chromatography. Hemoglobin has three phenotypes A, B and AB, which are controlled by two codominant alleles, {TEX}$Hb^{a}${/TEX} and {TEX}$Hb^[b}${/TEX}, at one autosomal locus. Gene frequencies of {TEX}$Hb^{a}${/TEX} and {TEX}$Hb^{b}${/TEX} were 0.537 and 0.4625. Ganglioside monooxygenase has two phenotypes, dominant and recessive. They are controlled by a dominant allele {TEX}$Gmo^{a}${/TEX} and a recessive allele {TEX}$Gmo^{g}${/TEX}. Frequencies of {TEX}$Gmo^{a}${/TEX} and {TEX}$Gmo^{g}${/TEX} were 0.5477 and 0.4523.