Rhesus polymorphism in New Caledonia. I. Genetic structures of three local populations.

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Rhesus polymorphism in New Caledonia. I. Genetic structures of three local populations.

Gene geography : a computerized bulletin on human gene frequencies - 1 Aug 1994

Louis F J, Sanchez-Mazas A

Abstract excerpt

Rhesus phenotypes are presented for a total of 2,052 individuals belonging to three sympatric populations of New Caledonia: Kanaks (Melanesians), Wallisians (Polynesians) and Europeans born in New Caledonia. The maximum-likelihood gene frequency estimations reveal a significant deviation from Har...

Topics

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Black People
Female
Haplotypes
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
New Caledonia
Phenotype
Polymorphism, Genetic
Rh-Hr Blood-Group System
White People

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