ABO and Rh Typing among two population groups: Prajapati and Saini of Sambhal District, Uttarpradesh

Blood group systems have widely been used for understanding human variations however the available information regarding the genetic make up of Prajapati and Saini population Sambhal district, Uttarpradesh is scanty. The present study was therefore planned to generate a baseline data on ABO and Rhesus system polymorphisms in the studied population groups of the area. Phenotypically blood groups B and A was dominant in Prajapati and Saini Population respectively. Allele frequencies of A, B and O alleles were estimated as 0.2919, 0.4866 & 0.2215 respectively among Prajapati while it was 0.4267, 0.3000 & 0.2733 respectively among Saini Population.