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The population frequency distributions of electromorphs of polymorphic loci, when ordered by electrophoretic mobility, tend strongly and significantly to be both unimodal and symmetrical. Such distributions are predicted by all step-change models and their generality in published data can be construed as supportive of the step-change hypothesis. On the other hand, unimodality and symmetry might also be due to artifactual “unit perception” biases that affect the interpretation and reporting of electro-phoretic data. In any case, it appears that perceived electromorphs are highly heterogeneous.
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This work was supported by PHS Grant RO 1 GM 21283-O1 GEN.
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Haldorson, L., King, J.L. Unimodality, symmetry and the step-state hypothesis of electrophoretic variation in natural populations. J Mol Evol 8, 351–356 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01739260
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