© Kamla-Raj 2005                                                                             Anthropologist, 7(1): 71-72 (2005)

 

 

ABO and Rh (D) Blood Groups Among the Vishwakarmas of Mysore District, Karnataka

 

S.C. Jai Prabhakar, M.R. Gangadhar and K. Rajasekhara Reddy

 

Department of Anthropology, University of Mysore, Manasagangothri,

Mysore 570 006, Karnataka, India

 

KEYWORDS Genetic Markers. Variation. Artisan Caste. South India

 

ABSTRACT Base line data are presented on frequency distribution of the ABO and Rh (D) blood groups among the Vishwakarma population of Hosahundi village Mysore district, Karnataka. In the ABO blood system O recorded the highest incidence, followed by B group. The Rh negative frequency was found 3.19%.

 


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