Table 1.
Herd allele frequencies at Prnp codon 138
| Herd | Subspecies | Ecotype | Abbrev. | Sample size | Codon 138 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N‐freq | S‐freq | |||||
| Atlin | Woodland | Mountain | AT | 9 | 0.222 | 0.778 |
| Bathurst | Barren‐ground | NA | BH | 79 | 0.342 | 0.658 |
| Beverly | Barren‐ground | NA | BV | 18 | 0.417 | 0.583 |
| Beverly/Ahiak | Barren‐ground | NA | B‐A | 77 | 0.435 | 0.565 |
| Bluenose E | Barren‐ground | NA | BE | 83 | 0.343 | 0.657 |
| Bluenose W | Barren‐ground | NA | BW | 46 | 0.348 | 0.652 |
| Calendar | Woodland | Boreal | CA | 34 | 0.294 | 0.706 |
| Cape Bathurst | Barren‐ground | NA | CB | 26 | 0.346 | 0.654 |
| Chinchaga | Woodland | Boreal | CH | 51 | 0.637 a | 0.363 |
| Finlay | Woodland | Mountain | FI | 6 | 0.083 | 0.917 |
| Frog/Gataga | Woodland | Mountain | F‐G | 11 | 0.318 | 0.682 |
| Graham | Woodland | Mountain | GR | 7 | 0.214 | 0.786 |
| Hart South | Woodland | Mountain | HS | 17 | 0.206 | 0.794 |
| Hay/Cameron | Woodland | Boreal | H‐C | 45 | 0.256 | 0.744 |
| Itcha‐Ilgachuz | Woodland | Mountain | I‐I | 30 | 0.200 | 0.800 |
| Maxhamish | Woodland | Boreal | MX | 12 | 0.333 | 0.667 |
| North Slave | Woodland | Boreal | NS | 14 | 0.321 | 0.679 |
| Porcupine | Barren‐ground | NA | PC | 19 | 0.316 | 0.684 |
| SK woodland | Woodland | Boreal | SK | 82 | 0.250 | 0.750 |
| Snake‐Sahtaneh | Woodland | Boreal | S‐S | 33 | 0.439 | 0.561 |
| Tuktoyaktuk | Barren‐ground | NA | TK | 15 | 0.400 | 0.600 |
a
Significantly different from most other herds.