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The Day Blood Group System in Israeli Jews and Arabs
Author(s) -
Sandler S. Gerald,
Kravitz Chaim,
Sharon Raphael,
Hermoni David,
Ezekiel Eric,
Cohen Tirza
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
vox sanguinis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.68
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1423-0410
pISSN - 0042-9007
DOI - 10.1111/j.1423-0410.1979.tb02267.x
Subject(s) - judaism , immigration , ethnic group , middle east , demography , ancient history , history , ethnology , anthropology , sociology , archaeology
. The distribution of the Fy gene was studied in 1,207 Israeli Jews and 509 Arabs. The Fy(a‐b‐) phenotype (FyFy) was observed in Moslem, Christian and Druze Arabs, and in Jewish immigrants from Yemen and Iraq, but not in Sephardi or Ashkenazi Jews. The Fy gene frequencies in Arabs and Jews were compatible with historical evidence of interactions with native African and admixed regional populations. Compared with Rh o (cDe) and Js a , Fy(a‐b‐) is a more useful genetic marker for recognizing African admixture in Middle Eastern populations.