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If mother's blood group is A and father's blood group is B, child's blood group could be
BiologyPrinciples of Inheritance and VariationNEET
Options:
  • A A, B, AB
  • B A, B
  • C A, B, AB, O
  • D A, AB
Solution:
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The correct answer is: A, B, AB, O
ABO blood group is controlled by gene I and its types are IA, IB and IO.

As mother is A and the father is B, the possible genotypes for parents are - Mother - IAIA/IAIO and Father - IBIB/IBIO .

Therefore, the child's blood group genotype possibilities are -

IAIA/IAIO-A

IBIO/IBIO-B

IoIO-O

IAIB-AB

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