Question

Identify the type of variation in the polar population.

Answer 1

At the intraspecific population genetic level, polar bears have low protein variation (Allendorf et al. 1979; Larson et al. 1983) and variation comparable to other bears for mtDNA and microsatellite DNA (Cronin et al. 1991; Paetkau et al. 1995, 1997, 1999; Crompton et al.