MICROANATOMY

BLOOD CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM LYMPHOID ORGANS

BLOOD

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
If a father is AA and a mother is AB, what is the probability for a child with AB blood?
A
0%
B
25%
C
50%
D
75%
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -If the father is heterozygous, there is a 50% probability for a blood type A child and a 50% probability for a blood type O child. If the father is homozygous, every offspring will be blood type A.

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: -In most cases, an O parent and an AB parent will have only A or B kids.

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer and Explanation: The probability of a child having type AB blood if one of the parents is heterozygous for A (Ai), and the other is heterozygous for B blood (Bi) is 1 out of 4 or 25%.

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