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With respect to the ABO group, there are four major blood types because this blood group is determined by

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Options:
  • A Three alleles, all of which are recessive
  • B Three alleles, of which, two are recessive and the third is dominant
  • C Three alleles, of which two are co-dominant and the third is recessive.
  • D Three alleles, all of which are co-dominant
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The correct answer is: Three alleles, of which two are co-dominant and the third is recessive.

Blood group is determined by three alleles   I A , I B ,and I o .  Alleles   I A and I B  are codominant. Blood group A is determined by   I A I A or I A I o .  Blood group B is determined by    I B I B or I B I o .  Blood group O is determined by    I o I o .  Blood group AB is   I A I B .

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