AP BIOLOGY

CELL DIVISION

MEIOSIS AND GENETIC VARIATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A man with type O blood is accused of being the father of a type B baby. The mother is type A. Could this man be the father?
A
Yes
B
No
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Two parents with A blood type can produce a child with either A or O blood types. Two parents with B blood type can produce a child with either B or O blood type. One parent with A and another with B can produce a child with A, B, AB or O blood types.

Detailed explanation-2: -But it is technically possible for two O-type parents to have a child with A or B blood, and maybe even AB (although this is even more unlikely). In fact, a child can get almost any kind of blood type if you consider the rule-breaking exceptions.

Detailed explanation-3: -If one parent has A and another has O, they can either produce a child with A or O blood types.

Detailed explanation-4: -Blood Type Because they don’t have an O to pass on! To be O, you usually need to get an O from both mom and dad.

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