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CATTLE show pronounced polymorphism with regard to blood groups. No less than eleven loci governing blood groups have been detected, and some of these carry very extensive numbers of multiple alleles.
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RENDEL, J. Relationships between Blood Groups and the Fat Percentage of the Milk in Cattle. Nature 189, 408–409 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1038/189408a0
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