The ABO blood group system of humans is an autosomal trait that has three alleles as follows - VCE - SSCE Biology - Question 25 - 2013 - Paper 1
Question 25
The ABO blood group system of humans is an autosomal trait that has three alleles as follows.
- $I^A$: protein A on red blood cells
- $I^B$: protein B on red blood ... show full transcript
Worked Solution & Example Answer:The ABO blood group system of humans is an autosomal trait that has three alleles as follows - VCE - SSCE Biology - Question 25 - 2013 - Paper 1
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The phenotypes of the parents must be: AB and O.
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Given that the children have four different blood groups (A, B, AB, and O), one possible combination of parental genotypes is AB (which has both IA and IB alleles) and O (which has the ii genotype). The AB parent can provide either IA or IB, while the O parent can only provide the i allele. This combination allows the children to inherit a range of blood types, consistent with the stated conditions.