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Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies

2020, Vol. 8, Issue 2
Protein polymorphism in fishes

Nafath-ul-Arab, Irfan Ahmad, Tasaduq Hussain Shah, Oyas Ahmed Asimi, Zarka Yousuf, Asim Iqbal, Sajad H Baba, Anees Fatima and Nakeer Razak

Polymorphism is a unique aspect of genetic variability. Polymorphism means the presence of two or more alternative forms of a phenotype in a population and can show its presence in any genetic character, in any segment of DNA. Biochemical diversity is popularly known as biochemical polymorphism and it is the occurrence of the varieties which is attributed to biochemical dissimilarities, which is under the charge of genetics. When two or more distinct inherited varieties coexist in the same individuals, a population is said to exhibit genetic polymorphism.
Fishes exhibit the highest genetic diversity in terms of size, shape, biology and in the habitats they occupy. Conservation of this fragile genetic diversity is extremely important to maintain ecological balance. Genetic variability is an important attribute of the species, since those with higher levels of variation are most likely to present high additive genetic variance for productive traits.
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Nafath-ul-Arab, Irfan Ahmad, Tasaduq Hussain Shah, Oyas Ahmed Asimi, Zarka Yousuf, Asim Iqbal, Sajad H Baba, Anees Fatima, Nakeer Razak. Protein polymorphism in fishes. J Entomol Zool Stud 2020;8(2):62-66.

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