GENETIC-STUDIES OF WATER-BUFFALO BLOOD MARKERS .1. RED-CELL ACID-PHOSPHATASE, ALBUMIN, CATALASE, RED-CELL ALPHA-ESTERASE-3, GROUP-SPECIFIC COMPONENT, AND PROTEASE INHIBITOR

We have developed the methodologies for typing and family studies to e stablish the modes of inheritance of water buffalo red cell acid phosp hatase (Acp), protease inhibitor (Pi), and group-specific component (G c) on isoelectric focusing and albumin (Alb), red cell alpha-esterase- 3 (Est-3), and catalase (Cat) on polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. F amily studies showed that Pi, Gc, Alb, and Cat are coded by autosomal genes with two codominant alleles, while Est-3 is autosomal with two c odominant alleles and a recessive null allele and Acp exhibits three c odominant alleles.