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CONTROVERSY surrounds the role of isoenzymatic variants in plant and animal populations: are they neutral1-3 or are they adaptive4–7? Detailed studies of individual variants are required to determine whether different enzyme forms have different physical and chemical properties important for the survival of the organism in different environments.
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MARSHALL, D., BROUÉ, P. & PRYOR, A. Adaptive Significance of Alcohol Dehydrogenase Isozymes in Maize. Nature New Biology 244, 16–18 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/newbio244016a0
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