b 96, a seventh allele at the rabbit x chain b locus

Abstract

A previously undetected allotypic specificity, A96, was observed in the wild rabbit population of Zembra (Tunisia). The A96 allotype is inherited as a b allotype, and its antigenic determinants are located on the kappa light chains of immunoglobulins. Although cross-reacting with b6, the A96 allotype carries its own allotypic determinants, and is therefore distinct form the known allotypes of the b series (b4, b5, b6, b9, b4var and b95). The data indicate that A96 is encoded by an allele at the b locus, tentatively designated b 96.

Rabbit mitochondrial DNA: preliminary comparison between some domestic and wild animals

“…Morphological and physiological criteria easily enable one to differentiate the Fauve de Bourgogne race, which originated from a local stock in Northern France (A RNOLD , 1979) the form wild animals of Tunisia. The characterization of the Ig light chain alleles has shown that the 2 populations are genetically very different (B ENAMMAR et al , 1979 ;C AZENAVE , 1981 and. It is thus very surprising to find that both types share the same basic mtDNA, although the number of animals analysed is rather small.…”