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BIOCHEMICAL SYSTEMATICS AND THE HIGHER CATEGORIES

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

W. P. Stephen
W. P. Stephen
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, Oregon State University, Corvallis
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Abstract

The premises for biochemical systematics are outlined, including the demonstration of colinearity between polypeptides and the nucleotide sequence of the gene, and subsequent comparative studies based on amino acid sequencing of proteins. Distinct differences in the stability in the amino acid sequences among various proteins demands that the systematist select those most appropriate to the taxonomic problem to be resolved. As sequencing is a difficult and time consuming task, an alternative analytical means of obtaining objective data by which taxa may be phenetically compared is proposed. Electrophoretic studies on the enzyme GDH from cockroaches and bumble bees are outlined and the use of the data in superspecific classifications is documented.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 105 , Issue 9 , September 1973 , pp. 1223 - 1233
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1973

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