Inheritance of an Abnormal Hemoglobin in a Randombred Population of Domestic Fowl

Abstract

THERE is general agreement that normally hemoglobin in the domestic fowl can be electrophoretically separated into two components, a major one comprising 70–80 percent of the total hemoglobin and a more acidic minor component which migrates at a faster rate (Dunlap et al., 1956; Fraser, 1964; Helm and Huisman, 1958; Huisman and Schillhorn Van Veen, 1964; Huisman et al., 1964; Manwell et al., 1963; Saha et al., 1957; Wilt, 1962). D’Amelio and Salvo (1961) reported that hemoglobin from their birds contained three components and Rodnan and Ebaugh (1957) found three hemoglobin components in some of their stock, suggesting that chickens can have more than two hemoglobin components. Manwell et al. (1963) were unsuccessful in their attempts to find breeds of chickens with more than two hemoglobin components. However, they did find that by allowing hemoglobin samples to stand for several days before use or repeated freezing and thawing, the . . .