Blood Typing Problems Answer Key
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Powered by AIA child of parents with genotypes AO and BO can inherit an O allele from each parent resulting in the OO genotype, which corresponds to type O blood. This situation exemplifies Mendel's law of segregation, where each parent contributes one allele, resulting in one of the possible combinations for a trait. The variety of blood types among such children (A, B, AB, or O) demonstrates Mendelian inheritance principles of allele segregation and independent assortment .
If a child has AB blood type and the mother has type A, the potential biological father must have contributed a B allele. Thus, the father must have either AB or B blood type to provide the B allele necessary for the child's AB genotype. This eliminates fathers with type O or A who cannot provide the B allele .
A person with blood type O has a genotype of OO, meaning they do not have A or B antigens on the surface of their red blood cells. This lack of antigens allows their blood to be transfused into individuals of any other blood type without causing an immune reaction, making them universal donors .
When both parents have type O blood, their genotype is OO. Since neither parent has A or B alleles to pass on, all their children will inherit an O allele from each parent, resulting in all children having OO genotypes, and therefore type O blood. This consistent inheritance pattern ensures all offspring will be type O .
The children of a man with AB blood and a woman with type O blood can only be type A or type B. This is because the man can pass on either an A or a B allele, and the woman can only pass on an O allele, resulting in either AO (type A) or BO (type B) genotypes. It is impossible for them to have type O or AB children because at least one allele will always be either A or B from the father .
For a child to have type O blood, they must inherit an O allele from each parent. Therefore, the type A parent must have a heterozygous genotype AO. This allows the type A parent to pass on an O allele to the child in conjunction with the O allele from the type O parent, resulting in the OO genotype of the child .
Blood typing can rule out paternity if a child has type O blood but one alleged parent does not have an O allele to pass on. A child with type O blood must receive an O allele from both parents. Therefore, if an alleged father has AB blood, he cannot be the biological father as his genotype does not include an O allele, thus excluding him from paternity .
A type AB person has neither O alleles to pass (only A or B alleles), making it genetically impossible for their child to have type O (OO genotype), which requires receiving an O allele from each parent. Thus, a child of a type AB individual cannot have type O blood due to the lack of O allele contribution from the AB parent .
A person with blood type AB is considered a universal acceptor because they have both A and B antigens on the surface of their red blood cells and no antibodies against A or B antigens in their serum. This means they can receive red blood cells from any blood type without the risk of an immune reaction .
When two parents with blood type AB have children, each child can inherit either an A or B allele from each parent. The possible combinations are 1/4 AA (type A), 1/4 BB (type B), and 1/2 AB (type AB). Type O is not possible since neither parent carries an O allele. The 1/4 probability for types A and B is determined by the specific allele contributions from both parents .
