Distributions of A1A2BO and Rh blood group among Gonds and Panikas of Madhya Pradesh

The present study deals with the distribution of A1A2BO and Rh blood groups among Gonds (107) and Panikas (115) of Anuppur district and Dindori district of Madhya Pradesh. The phenotypic frequency of blood group B was found to be higher among Gonds, whereas blood group O in Panikas. The phenotypic frequency distribution of Rh (D) antigens is higher than that of Rh (d) among both of the populations. However, allelic frequency distribution of Rh*D and Rh*d was found to be more or less similar among both of the populations. *Present address and for correspondence: Dr. Huidrom Suraj Singh Department of Anthropology and Tribal Development Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya Bilaspur 495009, Chhattisgarh, India Telephone: 07752-260203 E-mail: [email protected] INTRODUCTION Blood is a specialized connective tissue and has a number of functions in human body such as homeostasis to maintain the internal environment of the body constant, transportations of gases, nutrients and endocrinal secretions, distribution of heat and clotting (Maurant 1954). The frequency of ABO and Rh blood groups in different population groups of India has been extensively studied (for details see Bhasin et al.1992). In the present study, frequency distribution of A1A2BO and Rh blood groups among Gonds and Panikas of Madhya Pradesh has been studied. MATERIAL AND METHODS A total of 222 blood samples (Gonds-107 and Panikas-115) were collected from unrelated individuals from various schools and villages of Anuppur district and Dindori district of Madhya Pradesh. Blood typing and allele frequency calculations were done according to Bhasin and Chahal (1996).