Further Evidence for Phenotype Frequencies of the Human Type Blood Groups in the Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes)

Abstract

Blood samples from 36 chimpanzees (pan troglodytes) have been analyzed with respect to the phenotypes of the following ten polymorphic loci: ABO, MN, P, Lewis, Rh, Duffy, Kidd, Kell-Cellano, Lutheran and Diego blood groups. The phenotype frequencies estimated were 94.4% for type A, 5.6% for type O, 100% for type M, 58% for tyep U(+), 8.4% for type P₁(+), 61.1% for type Le(a+b+), 38.9% for type Le(a-b+), 88.8% for type cD, 11.2% for type cDe, 27.8% for type Jk(a+b+), 72.2% for type Jk(a+b-), 100% for types Fy(a-b+), kk·Kp(a-b+), Lu(a-b+) and Di(a+), respectively.