Blood Type Multiple Alleles

Mama Suga has a blood type of AB. What are Papa Daichi's possible blood types if their son has a blood type of B? Select all that applies.

• A

• B

• AB

• O

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There are multiple alleles for the ABO blood group. Why are only two of these alleles present in any one individual?

• Each parent contributes only one allele for the ABO blood group to the offspring.

• There are not enough nucleotides in a red blood cell to produce a third allele.

• Each allele in the ABO group must be dominant or recessive

• Blood group alleles are not segregated during meiosis.

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If two parents are heterozygous for type A blood, what is the probability that their offspring would have type O blood?

• 100 %

• 75%

• 50%

• 25%

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If two parents have type AB blood, what is the probability that their child will have type O blood?

• 0%

• 25%

• 50%

• 100%

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Jim has type AB blood. His dad could be type O.

• True

• False

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If a red blood cell has no antigens on its surface, what is its blood type?

• A

• B

• AB

• O

If one of your parents is blood type A and the other is type B and both are heterozygous, which of the following blood types would you likely be?

• O

• AB

• A or B

• All of those are equally likely

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If one parent is heterozygous for type A blood and the other parent is homozygous for type B blood, what is the probability they could have a child with type B blood?

• 0%

• 25%

• 50%

• 100%

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Which of the following blood types is not possible for a child if one parent has type O blood and the other has type AB blood?

• A

• B

• AB

• O

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In the ABO blood group system, which allele is considered recessive?

• A

• B

• O

• AB