AP BIOLOGY

THE HUMAN IMMUNE SYSTEM

BLOOD GROUPS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
If one of your parents is blood type A and the other is type B, which of the following blood types could you be?
A
O
B
AB
C
A or B
D
Any of these
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Hence, parents with A and B blood group can have child with A, B, AB and O blood groups.

Detailed explanation-2: -One parent with A and another with B can produce a child with A, B, AB or O blood types. If one parent has A and another has AB, they can either produce a child with A, B or AB blood types. If one parent has A and another has O, they can either produce a child with A or O blood types.

Detailed explanation-3: -When both parents have blood group AB(IAIB) then offsprings can have blood groups A(IAIA), B(IBIB), or AB(IAIB) but not O as allele i is not present in any of the parent.

Detailed explanation-4: -The chance for A blood group is 37.5% + 12.5% = 50% . The chance for B blood group is 12.5% . The chance for AB blood group is 37.5% .

Detailed explanation-5: -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.

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