I Taxonomy and Phylogeny of Primates.- 1 Taxonomy and Phylogeny of Primates.- II Red Blood Cell Antigens.- 1 Introduction.- 2 The ABO, Hh and Lewis Blood Group in Humans and Nonhuman Primates.- 3 The MNSs Blood Group System Serology and Formal Genetics.- Molecular Biology of Glycophorins in Humans and Nonhuman Primates.- 4 The Rhesus System.- 5 The Duffy Blood Group System and Its Extensions in Nonhuman Primates.- 6 The ?-Galactosyl Epitope (Gal?1-3Gal?1-4G1cNAc-R) and the Natural Anti-Gal Antibody.- 7 Simian-Type Blood Groups of Nonhuman Primates.- 8 Blood Group Antigens as Receptors for Pathogens.- 9 Evolution of Blood Group Antigen Polymorphism.- III Major Histocompatibility.- 1 Geography and History of the Genes in the Human MHC: Can We Predict MHC Organization in Nonhuman Primates?.- 2 Class I Genes in Nonhuman Primates.- 3 Mhc Class II Genes of Nonhuman Primates The DR Loci.- Evolution of Length Variation in the Primate Mhc-DR Subregion.- The DQ Loci.- Nonhuman Primate Mhc-DP Genes.- The DM and DN/DO Loci.- 4 The Primate Class III Major Histocompatibility Complex Region Encoding Complement Components and Other Genes.- 5 Mhc Genes, Immune Response, and Vaccines.- 6 MHC and Disease Associations in Nonhuman Primates.- 7 Nonhuman Primate MHC Class I Sequences, 1997.- 8 Nonhuman Primate MHC Class II Sequences: A Compilation.- 9 Nomenclature for the Major Histocompatibility Complexes and Alleles of Different Nonhuman Primate Species.