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The distributions of ABO blood groups & Rh (D) factor have been reported among the Bhotia (Jad) of Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand.
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The frequencies of blood groups among Bhotia (Jad) were as follows B(41.6)%, O(26.3)%, A(20.5)%, AB(11.6)% . The gene frequencies were found to be p= 0.1756, q= 0.3152, r= 0.50925 and the Rh (D) negative blood groups was recorded 3.68% among this community. Further the results were compared with the other tribal populations of North India for the incidences of ABO & Rh (D) blood groups.
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The frequencies of blood groups had shown the affinity with North India tribal populations except the Hindu of Agra & Oudh and Hindu Soldier of U.P.
Dr. Venugopal N Pulamaghatta
Anthropological Survey of India
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This page is a summary of: Distribution of Blood Groups among Jad Bhotia of Uttarakhand: A Transhumant Community of Tibetan Origin, Indian Journal of Genetics and Molecular Research, January 2015, Red Flower Publication Private, Ltd.,
DOI: 10.21088/ijgmr.2319.4782.4215.2.
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