“…Singh et al [1974] give Hp1 Table III shows the distribution of transferrin variants in various Indian populations. The existence of the transferrin D variant has been reported in Oraons [Kirk and Lai, 1961], in Madras [Ananthakrishnan and K irk, 1969], in a miscellaneous sample of Indians from different states [Baxi and Camoens, 1970], in Bengal [Mukherjee el al., 1974;Walter et al, 1972], Papiha and Wastell, 1974Tiwari, 1961, 1964Seth et al, 1971Blake el al.. 1971Papiha and Wastell, 1974Singh el al., 1974Chopra, 1970 present study Mukherjee and Das, 1970Walter el al., 1972| Mukherjee et al, 1974Goedde cl al., 1972Tiwari, I960, 1963Kirk and Lai, 1961Baxi and Parikh, 1967 in Assam [G oedde el al., 1972], in Madhya [Roberts el al., 1974] and in Kerala [Papiha and W astell, 1974]. G o ed de et al [1972] reported two ins tances of the transferrin B gene in an Assam population.…”