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Linkage relations of the blood group genes of man
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Linkage relations of the blood group genes of man

  • Helene A Holt1,
  • Joan S Thompson1,
  • Ruth Sanger1 &
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  • R R Race1 

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    Helene A Holt, Joan S Thompson, Ruth Sanger & R R Race

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Holt, H., Thompson, J., Sanger, R. et al. Linkage relations of the blood group genes of man. Heredity 6, 213–216 (1952). https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.1952.21

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