Human-type ABO blood groups as genetic markers for the management of a squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus) breeding colony |
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Authors: | Keiji Terao Masaaki Hamano Fumiaki Cho Shigeo Honjo |
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Institution: | (1) Tsukuba Primate Center for Medical Science, The National Institute of Health, 1 Hachimandai, Tsukuba, 305 Ibaragi, Japan;(2) The Corporation for Production and Research of Laboratory Primates, Tsukuba, 305 Ibaragi, Japan;(3) Tsukuba Primate Center for Medical Science, The National Institute of Health, 1 Hachimandai, Tsukuba, 305 Ibaragi, Japan |
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Abstract: | The human-type ABO blood groups were determined for 94 families of the squirrel monkey which included 151 animals. Four phenotypes
of ABO blood groups (A, B, AB, and O) were detected. Family analysis revealed that the human-type ABO blood groups in this
species were governed by three alleles, codominantA andB and silentO. There were intraspecific differences in the distribution of phenotypes and gene frequency among three populations imported
by different routes at different times. The usefulness of ABO blood groups for defining the genetic variability of a squirrel
monkey breeding colony through successive generations is discussed on the basis of the difference in distribution of ABO blood
groups between wild-originated parental and its first colony-born populations. |
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Keywords: | Saimiri Human-type ABO blood groups Genetics Colony management |
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