Abstract
Summary
Two genetic polymorphic systems, haptoglobins and transferrins, have been studied in various animal species. Haptoglobin polymorphism, present in human populations, has not been found in other primates so far tested. A polymorphism for transferrins exists in monkeys, but it includes proteins different from those found in human polymorphism.
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