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A couple has a child whose blood group is different from his mother as well as his father. The possible blood group of the parents could not be
BiologyPrinciples of Inheritance and VariationNEET
Options:
  • A A and AB
  • B B and AB
  • C AB and O
  • D A and O
Solution:
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The correct answer is: AB and O
The possible offsprings of parents with blood groups A (IA IO) and AB (IA IB) are A, B and AB

IA IO
IA IAIA (Blood group A) IAIO (Blood group A)
IB  IAIB (Blood group AB) IBIO (Blood group B)


Thus in this combination there is B blood group which doesn't match with the parents.

The possible offsprings of parents with blood groups B IAIO and AB IAIB are A, B and AB

IB IO
I A I A I B (Blood group AB) IAIO (Blood group A)
IB IBIB (Blood group B) IBIO (Blood group B)


Thus in this combination there is A blood group which doesn't match with the parents.

The possible offsprings of parents with blood groups O IO IO and AB IA IB are A and B

IO
I A IAIO (Blood group A)
IB IBIO (Blood group B)


Thus in this combination there is A and B blood groups which doesn't match with the parents.

The possible offsprings of parents with blood groups A IA IO and O IO IO are A and O

IO
IA IA IO (Blood group A)
IO IO IO (Blood group O)


In this combination there is A and O blood groups which match with the parents.

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