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The inheritance of the Duffy blood groups: An analysis of 110 english families
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The inheritance of the Duffy blood groups: An analysis of 110 english families

  • R R Race1 &
  • Ruth Sanger1 

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Race, R., Sanger, R. The inheritance of the Duffy blood groups: An analysis of 110 english families. Heredity 6, 111–119 (1952). https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.1952.8

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