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Multiple Choice
Human blood groups are governed by three alleles: IA, IB, and i. IA and IB are codominant and i is recessive to both. A man who has type B blood and a woman who has type A blood could have children of which of the following phenotypes?
A
A or B only
B
AB only
C
AB or O
D
A, B, or O
E
A, B, AB, or O
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Identify the genotypes of the parents based on their blood types. A person with type B blood can have the genotype IBIB or IBi, and a person with type A blood can have the genotype IAIA or IAi.
Consider all possible combinations of these genotypes for the parents. For the man with type B blood, the possible genotypes are IBIB and IBi. For the woman with type A blood, the possible genotypes are IAIA and IAi.
Create a Punnett square for each combination of parental genotypes to determine the possible genotypes of their offspring. For example, if the man is IBi and the woman is IAi, the Punnett square would include the combinations: IAIB, IAi, IBi, and ii.
Determine the phenotypes corresponding to each possible genotype from the Punnett squares. IAIB results in type AB blood, IAi results in type A blood, IBi results in type B blood, and ii results in type O blood.
List all the possible phenotypes of the children based on the genotypes obtained from the Punnett squares. The children could have blood types A, B, AB, or O.