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An analysis of data on GC allele frequency obtained by immunoelectrophoresis adduced an evidence for the existence of geographical cline in the Japanese populations. TheGC *2 frequencies proved to be increasing gradually from north to south in Japan: the cline will be explicable by gene flow but not by natural selection.
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Yuasa, I., Saneshige, Y. & Okada, K. Geographical cline of allele frequency of group-specific component (GC) in the Japanese populations: An analysis of data obtained by immunoelectrophoresis. Jap J Human Genet 28, 255–261 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01876788
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