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THE antigen Xga, which in man is an X-linked dominant character1, was looked for in various mammals but was found only in gibbons. It was not found in the following animals: 67 chimpanzees (Pan satyrus), 2 gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla), 20 orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus), 60 baboons (Papio cynocephalus), 31 Celebes black apes (Cynopithecus niger), 4 drills (Mandrillus leucophaeus), 10 rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatto), 5 pigtailed monkeys (Macaco, nemestrina), 1 marmoset, 20 mice and 37 dogs.
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GAVIN, J., NOADES, J., TIPPETT, P. et al. Blood Group Antigen Xga in Gibbons. Nature 204, 1322–1323 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/2041322a0
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