The present study reports the distribution of ABO and Rh blood groups among the Kunbis (Maratha) population of Amravati district. The phenotypic frequency of blood group B is observed highest (33.06) percent, O (31.04), A (27.02) and AB is lowest (08.33) percent. The phenotypic frequency of Rh negative is (04.26) percent. TheKunbis (Maratha) population shows close genetic relationship with the Gujratis

A. R. Yadav

G. S. Pachalore

MUMTAZ M. BAIG

NANDKISHOR E. WARGHAT

NAVIN R. SHARMA

S. H. Sharma

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NANDKISHOR WARGHAT

NAVIN SHARMA

MUMTAZ BAIG

A. Yadav

S. Sharma

G. Pachalore

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ABO and Rh Blood Group Distribution Among Kunbis (Maratha) population of Amravati District, Maharashtra

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1ABO and Rh Blood Group Distribution Among Kunbis (Maratha) population 
of Amravati District, Maharashtra.
Warghat N.E.1, Sharma N.R.1, Sharma S.H.2, Yadav A.R.2,Pachalore G.S.1,  Baig M.M.1
1 Department of Zoology, Govt. Vidarbha Institute of Science & Humanities, 
  Amravati,-444604, Maharashtra-India  E mail: nanduwarghat@gmail.com
2 Shri Shivaji Science College, Amravati-444604, Maharashtra- India.
Corresponding author: Mumtaz Baig, Department of Zoology, Govt. Vidarbha Institute of 
Science & Humanities, Amravati,-444604, Maharashtra-India     E-mail: 
mumtazbaig@gmail.com  
Number of text pages: 6       Number of references: 3         Number of Table: 01
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2ABSTRACT 
The  present  study reports  the  distribution  of  ABO and  Rh blood groups  among the  Kunbis 
(Maratha) population of Amravati district. The phenotypic frequency of blood group B is observed 
highest (33.06) percent,  O (31.04),  A (27.02) and  AB is lowest (08.33) percent. The phenotypic 
frequency of Rh negative is (04.26) percent. TheKunbis (Maratha) population shows close genetic 
relationship with the Gujratis.
KEYWORDS: Blood group, variation, Maratha Kunbis, Vidarbha. 
  
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3INTRODUCTION
In the present paper, we studied the distribution of ABO and Rh blood group among the Kunbis 
(Maratha) population of Amravati district, Maharashtra. Kunbi was claimed to have been warriors 
and land lord having their roots in Maharashtra. They belong to the Hindu cast and are considered 
as close to the upper class Brahmin from the same geographical location. One rung of the ladder of 
social advancement is to provide oneself with Rajputs origins. Kunbi are widely distributed in 
different parts other than Maharashtra, are Karnataka, Gujarat, Goa and Madhya Pradesh. They 
speak  the Marathi,  one of the major languages of Indo-Aryan  language group. The Kunbis 
number  193,255  or  24  per  cent,  of  the  population  (Census  of  India  2001).  They  are 
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4overwhelmingly the most important caste in the district, and the Kunbi has come to be the accepted 
type of all Maratha cultivators.
MATERIAL AND METHODS
 1500 blood samples are collected in to EDTA vials  from different Kunbis residing areas of 
Amravati district. All samples are tested for the ABO and Rh blood groups using anti - A, 
anti -B and anti - D sera. Gene frequencies are calculated by Hardy-Weinberg principle using the 
WinBug program (Spiegelhalter, et al., 2003). 
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
The distribution of the ABO and Rh blood groups among the Kunbis population of Amravati 
district is  shown in the table 1. Blood group B predominates in distribution with the highest 
frequency (33.06%) fallowed by blood group O (31.04%) and blood group A (27.02%). The 
frequency of allele  B is quite high (0.2354) as compared to  A (0.1978). The frequency of Rh 
negative is (d = 0.2065). 
Roychoudhury (1977a) used smaller number of genetic loci and observed the genetic relationship 
of Kunbi (Maratha) and Gujratis which is closer to each other than to the Hindus of Madhya 
Pradesh. 
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6Reference:
Census  of  India  (2001).  Data  from  the  2001  Census  includes  cities,  villages  and  towns 
(provisional).
Roychoudhury AK (1977a). Gene diversity in Indian populations. Hum Genet 40:99.
Spiegelhalter DJ, Thomas A, Best NG, Lunn D (2003). WinBug program version 1.4. Biostatistics 
Unit, Cambridge.
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9Table 1: 
Distribution 
of the ABO 
and Rh blood 
groups and 
their allele 
frequencies 
among Kunbis 
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(Maratha) 
population 
of Amravati 
district.
Blood Group No Phenotypic frequency in % Allelic Frequency
A 408 27.02 A = 0.19788
B 496 33.06 B = 0.23543
AB 125 08.33 O = 0.56666
O 471 31.04
Rh Blood Group
Rh + ve 1436 95.73 D = 0.97843
Rh - ve 64 04.26 d = 0.20655
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Data from the 2001 Census includes cities, villages and towns (provisional).

WinBug program version 1.4. Biostatistics Unit, Cambridge. N a t u r e P r e c e d i n g s : d o i : . / n p r e

AbstractThe present study reports the distribution of ABO and Rh blood groups among the Kunbis (Maratha) population of Amravati district. The phenotypic frequency of blood group B is observed highest (33.06) percent, O (31.04), A (27.02) and AB is lowest (08.33) percent. The phenotypic frequency of Rh negative is (04.26) percent. TheKunbis (Maratha) population shows close genetic relationship with the Gujratis.</jats:p

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