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The inheritance and distribution of the Duffy blood groups
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The inheritance and distribution of the Duffy blood groups

  • R R Race1,
  • Helene A Holt1 &
  • Joan S Thompson1 

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    R R Race, Helene A Holt & Joan S Thompson

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Race, R., Holt, H. & Thompson, J. The inheritance and distribution of the Duffy blood groups. Heredity 5, 103–110 (1951). https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.1951.6

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