Allelic Frequency of ABO And Rh D Blood Group Among The Banjara Caste Population of Akola District, Maharashtra , India

The distribution of ABO blood groups and Rh (D) factor has been studied among the Banjara Caste population of Akola District (Maharashtra). The O, A, B, and AB blood group percentage were recorded as 27.64%, 22.91%, 37.45% and 12% respectively. The Rh negative incidence was recorded as 02.55%. The allele frequencies of O, A, B and AB groups in the combined data were found to be 0.5196, 0.2880, and 0.1924 respectively and Rh (D) positive allelic frequency was 0.8405