AP BIOLOGY

THE HUMAN IMMUNE SYSTEM

BLOOD GROUPS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the genotype of a person who has AB blood?
A
IBIB
B
IBi
C
IAIB
D
IAi
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Someone with blood type AB must have both the A and B alleles. The genotype must be AB. Someone with blood type O has neither the A nor the B allele. The genotype must be OO.

Detailed explanation-2: -IA, IB both are dominant forms so, person with ii allele have O blood group. Thus people with IAIA or IA i have blood group A and individuals having IBIB or IB i genotype have B blood group. Whereas person having genotype IAIB show phenotype AB and individuals with genotype ii have phenotype O [2].

Detailed explanation-3: -The IAi genotype represents the blood group A and IBi represents the blood group B. According to the possible genotypes of the blood group represented in the cross, the blood group of the offspring can either be type A or type B only.

Detailed explanation-4: -In AB blood type (IAIB), both antigens are expressed equally. So, this is an example of Codominance.

Detailed explanation-5: -The different types of genotypes are-homozygous recessive (pp), homozygous dominant (PP), and heterozygous (Pp). The homozygous dominant and the heterozygous genotypes show the same phenotypes.

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