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In humans, ABO blood types refer to glyocproteins in the membranes of red blood

ID: 20802 • Letter: I

Question

In humans, ABO blood types refer to glyocproteins in the membranes of red blood cells. There are three alleles for this autosomal gene: IA, IB, and i. The IA allele codes for the A glycoprotein, The IB allele codes for the B glycoprotein, and the i allele doesn't code for any membrane glycoprotein. IA and IB are codominant, and i is recessive to both IA and IB. People with A type blood have the genotypes IAIA or IAi, people with type B blood are IBIB or IBi, people with type AB blood are IAIB, and people with O type blood are ii. If a woman with type AB blood marries a man with type O blood, which of the following blood types could their children possibly have?
A and B
AB and O
A, B, and O
A, B, and AB
A, B, AB, and O


Explanation / Answer

In humans, ABO blood types refer to glyocproteins in the membranes of red blood cells. There are three alleles for this autosomal gene: IA, IB, and i. The IA allele codes for the A glycoprotein, The IB allele codes for the B glycoprotein, and the i allele doesn't code for any membrane glycoprotein. IA and IB are codominant, and i is recessive to both IA and IB.

People with A type blood have the genotypes IAIA or IAIO

people with type B blood are IBIB or IBIO

people with type AB blood are IAIB, and

people with O type blood are IOIO

If a woman with type AB blood marries a man with type O blood, which of the following blood types could their children possibly have?

                  AB blood X O blood,

IO

IO

IA

IOIA

A type blood

IOIA

A type blood

IB

IOIB

type B blood

IOIB

type B blood

which of the following blood types could their children possibly have?

A and B

IO

IO

IA

IOIA

A type blood

IOIA

A type blood

IB

IOIB

type B blood

IOIB

type B blood