ABSTRACT
Inheritance of ABO & Rh blood group in a person is genetically determined and controlled by multiple alleles. Distribution of blood group pattern not only helps to know the pattern of distribution of different blood group alleles in the population as their distribution varies from place to place but also the probable susceptibility to certain health issues. Similarly body mass index (BMI) to some extent genetically controlled and finger print pattern in human being is unique and also genetically controlled. This study is carried out to find out the pattern of distribution of blood group and its relationship with BMI and finger print patterns in the students. It was observed that the blood group “B” is predominantly distributed in both boys and girls followed by “O”, 93% of the students are Rh+ve. The highest distributed allele is IO followed by IB. The blood group “B” is more prevalent in the students with BMI below 24.9 whereas “O” blood group is more in BMI above 24.9 category. Loop type of finger print is the commonest pattern distributed in the student population and the frequency of “B” blood group is more in both loop and the second largest finger print pattern “Whorl”.
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