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According to the ABO system, the commonest blood group in the human population is (X) while the rarest blood group is (Y). If the wife has (X) blood group and the husband has (Y) blood group, their children will have which of the following blood groups?
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Options:
  • A AB and O groups only
  • B AB only
  • C A and B groups only
  • D All four groups
Solution:
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The correct answer is: A and B groups only
According to the ABO system, the commonest blood group is the human population is O while the rarest blood group is AB. ABO blood group is controlled by gene I and its types are IA, IB, and IO.

Wife has AB blood group, so her genotype is IA IB

Husband has O blood group, so his genotype is IO IO

Thus their children could have either IA IO (A blood group) or IB IO (B blood group)

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