Identification and genetics of betaglobulin [BgC1] and alphaglobulin [AmiF1] antigenic markers in cattle

Alloantibodies detecting antigenic determinants called BgC1 and AmiF1 were obtained in cattle. The analysis of determinants' inheritance was done on 1754 offsprings after 72 sires and 1740 dams. The molecule-carriers of both traits were characterized using serological and physico-chemical methods. It was found that the identified determinants are markers of beta-globulin and alpha-microglobulin proteins, and of autosomal, dominant genes BgC1 and AmiF1 from independent loci, which control them.