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Blood groups of apes and monkeys. VII. The human‐type A‐B‐H factors in gelada monkeys ( Theropithecus gelada )
Author(s) -
Wiener A. S.,
MoorJankowski J.,
Gordon Eve B.
Publication year - 1966
Publication title -
american journal of physical anthropology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.146
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1096-8644
pISSN - 0002-9483
DOI - 10.1002/ajpa.1330250303
Subject(s) - zoology , reactivity (psychology) , biology , psychology , medicine , pathology , alternative medicine
Abstract A series of 21 gelada monkeys ( Theropithecus gelada ) all showed strong reactivity of their saliva for H substance, but no reactivity for either A or B. Tests on their sera in no case showed the simultaneous presence of both the agglutinins anti‐A and anti‐B; instead some animals had only anti‐A, others had only anti‐B, while the remainder had neither anti‐A nor anti‐B. These findings distinguish gelada monkeys from all other species of Old World monkeys tested to date. They also provide further evidence supporting the genetic independence of the H substance and the A‐B‐O blood groups.