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A‐B‐O groups of Chacma baboons ( Papio ursinus , Kerr) in South Africa
Author(s) -
Downing H. J.,
Milner L. V.,
Rogers V. J.,
Skinner D. D.
Publication year - 1973
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.1330380317
Subject(s) - abo blood group system , subspecies , biology , saliva , zoology , genetics , biochemistry
The blood and saliva groups of 51 Chacma baboons (Papio ursinus , Kerr) were determined. The ABO blood group frequencies differed significantly from another subspecies (P. u. ursinus) but they gave a close agreement with the Hardy‐Weinberg estimates. Thus the data are compatible with the hypothesis that the saliva groups of baboons are the products of two allelic genes A and B that are inherited in a similar manner to the A and B genes of humans.