Skip to main content

Thank you for visiting nature.com. You are using a browser version with limited support for CSS. To obtain the best experience, we recommend you use a more up to date browser (or turn off compatibility mode in Internet Explorer). In the meantime, to ensure continued support, we are displaying the site without styles and JavaScript.

Advertisement

Heredity
  • View all journals
  • Search
  • Log in
  • Content Explore content
  • About the journal
  • Publish with us
  • Sign up for alerts
  • RSS feed
  1. nature
  2. heredity
  3. original article
  4. article
Genetic structure of human populations III. Differentiation of Abo blood group gene frequencies in small areas of Japan
Download PDF
Download PDF
  • Original Article
  • Published: 01 August 1966

Genetic structure of human populations III. Differentiation of Abo blood group gene frequencies in small areas of Japan

  • Masatoshi Nei1 &
  • Yoko Imaizumi1 

Heredity volume 21, pages 461–472 (1966)Cite this article

  • 456 Accesses

  • 7 Citations

  • Metrics details

Article PDF

References

  • Hukuda, K, Sugiura, M, Sekiguchi, H, Serizawa, Y, Nakahata, T, Katoh, N, and Okubo, O. 1954. On the blood group frequencies in the eastern part of upper Ina district, Nagano Prefecture. Minzoku Eisei, 21 (5/6), 178–181.

    Google Scholar 

  • Katayama, T. 1935. Blood groups of the elementary school children in Matsushimamura. Ketsuekigata Kenkyu, 3, 310–311.

    Google Scholar 

  • Kobayashi, H. 1952. Racial biological studies of the inhabitants in Tsushima Island. Hiroshima Ikadaigaku Rombunshu, 4, 95–102.

    Google Scholar 

  • Kobayashi, H, and Katoh, S. 1957. On the distribution of blood groups of the inhabitants of Sado Island, Niigata Prefecture. Zinruigaku Ziho, 18, 67–72.

    Google Scholar 

  • Kobayashi, H, Terada, K, and Kajitani, K. 1957. On the distribution of the blood groups of the inhabitants of Oki-togo island. Igaku to Seibutsugaku, 42, 83–85.

    Google Scholar 

  • Makisumi, T. 1958. Studies on the finger prints, palm patterns, and blood groups of the people in Kagoshima Prefecture. IV. Blood group frequencies. Kurume Igakkai Zasshi, 21, 446–456.

    Google Scholar 

  • Minamibuchi, Y. 1939. The distribution of ABO blood groups in Tokushima Prefecture. Hanzaigaku Zasshi, 13, 18–23.

    Google Scholar 

  • Nei, M. 1965. Variation and covariation of gene frequencies in subdivided populations. Evolution, 19, 256–258.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Nei, M, and Imaizumi, Y. 1966a. Genetic structure of human populations. I. Local differentiation of blood group gene frequencies in Japan. Heredity, 21, 9–35.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Nei, M, and Imaizumi, Y. 1966b. Genetic structure of human populations. II. Differentiation of blood group gene frequencies among isolated populations. Heredity, 21, 183–190.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Ono, T, and Takagi, S. 1942. The distribution of blood groups in Satsuma and Osumi peninsulars. Nagasaki Igakkai Zasshi, 20, 1127–1158.

    Google Scholar 

  • Schull, W J, Yanase, T, and Nemoto, H. 1962. Kuroshima: the impact of religion on an island's genetic heritage. Human Biology, 34, 271–298.

    CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Spuhler, J. 1961. Communication to Tenth Pacific Science Congress, Honolulu. Cited from N. E. Morton (1964). Genetics Today, 935–951.

  • Tanaka, T, Nozawa, T, Hayakawa, K, Yamagi, C, and Kawafune, T. 1957. On the ABO blood groups of the inhabitants in a part of Chiisagata district, Nagano, Prefecture. Nihon Nihson Igakkai Zasshi, 6, 34–36.

    Google Scholar 

  • Wright, S. 1946. Isolation by distance under diverse systems of mating. Genetics, 31, 39–59.

    CAS  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Division of Genetics, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Chiba, Japan

    Masatoshi Nei & Yoko Imaizumi

Authors
  1. Masatoshi Nei
    View author publications

    Search author on:PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Yoko Imaizumi
    View author publications

    Search author on:PubMed Google Scholar

Additional information

This investigation was supported in part by a grant from the Scientific Research Fund of the Ministry of Education, Japan.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Nei, M., Imaizumi, Y. Genetic structure of human populations III. Differentiation of Abo blood group gene frequencies in small areas of Japan. Heredity 21, 461–472 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.1966.45

Download citation

  • Received: 11 December 1965

  • Issue date: 01 August 1966

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.1966.45

Share this article

Anyone you share the following link with will be able to read this content:

Sorry, a shareable link is not currently available for this article.

Provided by the Springer Nature SharedIt content-sharing initiative

Download PDF

Advertisement

Explore content

  • Research articles
  • Reviews & Analysis
  • News & Comment
  • Podcasts
  • Current issue
  • Collections
  • Follow us on Twitter
  • Sign up for alerts
  • RSS feed

About the journal

  • Journal Information
  • Open access publishing
  • About the Editors
  • Contact
  • About the Partner
  • For Advertisers
  • Subscribe

Publish with us

  • For Authors & Referees
  • Language editing services
  • Open access funding
  • Submit manuscript

Search

Advanced search

Quick links

  • Explore articles by subject
  • Find a job
  • Guide to authors
  • Editorial policies

Heredity (Heredity)

ISSN 1365-2540 (online)

ISSN 0018-067X (print)

nature.com sitemap

About Nature Portfolio

  • About us
  • Press releases
  • Press office
  • Contact us

Discover content

  • Journals A-Z
  • Articles by subject
  • protocols.io
  • Nature Index

Publishing policies

  • Nature portfolio policies
  • Open access

Author & Researcher services

  • Reprints & permissions
  • Research data
  • Language editing
  • Scientific editing
  • Nature Masterclasses
  • Research Solutions

Libraries & institutions

  • Librarian service & tools
  • Librarian portal
  • Open research
  • Recommend to library

Advertising & partnerships

  • Advertising
  • Partnerships & Services
  • Media kits
  • Branded content

Professional development

  • Nature Awards
  • Nature Careers
  • Nature Conferences

Regional websites

  • Nature Africa
  • Nature China
  • Nature India
  • Nature Japan
  • Nature Middle East
  • Privacy Policy
  • Use of cookies
  • Legal notice
  • Accessibility statement
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Your US state privacy rights
Springer Nature

© 2025 Springer Nature Limited