Rh Blood Group System - Population Data

Population Data

The frequency of Rh factor blood types and the RhD neg allele gene differs in various populations.

Population data for the Rh D factor and the RhD neg allele
Population Rh(D) Neg Rh(D) Pos Rh(D) Neg alleles
Basque people 21–36% 65% approx 60%
other Europeans 16% 84% 40%
African American approx 7% 93% approx 26%
Native Americans approx 1% 99% approx 10%
African descent less 1% over 99% 3%
Asian less 1% over 99% 1%

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