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Table 4 The frequencies of the 8 cytochrome B alleles in M. himalayana from the 4 areas with different susceptibility to WHV infection

From: Chinese woodchucks with different susceptibility to WHV infection differ in their genetic background exemplified by cytochrome B and MHC-DRB molecules

WHV susceptibility

Area

n.

The frequency of the alleles (%)

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

High replication pattern

TR

11

72.73

(8/11)

0

/

0

/

9.09

(1/11)

18.18

(2/11)

0

/

0

/

0

/

TD

9

44.44

(4/9)

33.33

(3/9)

0

/

0

/

0

/

0

/

11.11

(1/9)

11.11

(1/9)

Total

20

60.00

(12/20)

15.00

(3/20)

/

/

5.00

(1/20)

10.00

(2/20)

0

/

5.00

(1/20)

5.00

(1/20)

Low replication pattern

GD

9

22.22

(2/9)

11.11

(1/9)

11.11

(1/9)

0

/

0

/

0

/

0

/

55.55

(5/9)

WL

8

0

/

0

/

0

/

0

/

0

/

12.5

(1/8)

0

/

87.5

(7/8)

Total

17

11.76

(2/17)

5.88

(1/17)

5.88

(1/17)

0

/

0

/

5.88

(1/17)

0

/

70.59

(12/17)

Total

37

37.84

(14/37)

10.81

(4/37)

2.70

(1/37)

2.70

(1/37)

5.4

(2/37)

2.70

(1/37)

2.70

(1/37)

35.14

(13/37)

  1. Cytochrome B sequences from 37 Chinese woodchucks were obtained, 11 from TR area, 8 from TD area, 9 from GD area, and 9 from WL area. The frequencies of the 8 cytochrome B alleles in the animals from the four areas were calculated