If a man with blood group O and a woman with blood group AB have children, which blood group(s) could the children have?A. Group O onlyB. Groups A and B onlyC. Group AB onlyD. Groups O, A, B and AB
Question
If a man with blood group O and a woman with blood group AB have children, which blood group(s) could the children have?A. Group O onlyB. Groups A and B onlyC. Group AB onlyD. Groups O, A, B and AB
Solution
The possible blood groups of the children from a man with blood group O and a woman with blood group AB are A and B only. Therefore, the correct answer is B. Groups A and B only.
Here's the step by step explanation:
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The man with blood group O can only pass on O alleles to his children because O blood type individuals have two O alleles (OO).
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The woman with blood group AB can pass either A or B alleles to her children because AB blood type individuals have one A and one B allele (AB).
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Therefore, the possible combinations for the children's blood groups are AO (which results in blood group A) or BO (which results in blood group B).
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It's not possible for the children to have blood group O because they would need to receive an O allele from each parent, and the mother doesn't have an O allele to pass on.
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Similarly, it's not possible for the children to have blood group AB because they would need to receive an A allele from one parent and a B allele from the other, but the father doesn't have an A or B allele to pass on.
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