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OUT of about 2,500 cattle sera examined during the past two years by starch gel electrophoresis1, two individuals were found which lacked a slow alpha (Sα) protein zone (Fig. 1). Both animals were Guernsey cattle, one a five-year-old cow and the other her twelve-month-old heifer calf. This suggests that the condition is inherited. The herd from which the cow originated was examined for the absence of Sα-proteins. The part of the pedigree which is relevant is shown in Fig. 2.
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Ashton, G. C., Nature, 180, 917 (1957).
Poulik, M. D., and Smithies, O., Biochem. J., 68, 636 (1958).
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ASHTON, G. Lack of ‘Slow-Alpha’ Proteins in some Guernsey Cattle. Nature 182, 193–194 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/182193a0
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