Linkage between two blood-group markers in rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta)

Using marker data on an extensive pedigreed population from the Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Center, we report the first genetic linkage in rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta). Five blood-group markers (G, I, J, K, and Q) and one serum protein marker (transferrin) were analyzed. Linkage analyses indicate the existence of loose linkage between G and Q (maximum lod score, Zmax = 4.84 at theta m = 0.314 +/- 0.38, theta f = 0.266 +/- 0.054). The genetic linkage described here constitutes the initial step toward the description of a genetic map in this species.