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Molecular polymorphism of ABO blood group gene in Austronesian and non-Austronesian populations in Oceania.
Tissue antigens - 1 Apr 2004
Ohashi J, Naka I, Ohtsuka R, Inaoka T, Ataka Y, Nakazawa M, Tokunaga K, Matsumura Y
Abstract excerpt
A number of archeological, linguistic, and genetic studies have been carried out on the peopling of the Pacific, while the origin of Polynesians or the Lapita people is still open to debate. The Lapita people are believed to have populated the Bismarck Archipelago more than 3600 years ago. However, their Melanesian descendants still living in the Bismarck Archipelago have not been genetically clarified yet. To...
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