Principle Of Inheritance And Variation Question 304

Question: The father has blood group AB and mother ?O’. The child is supposed to have which of the following blood groups [AFMC 1995]

Options:

A) ?A’ or ?B'

B) ?A’ only

C) ?B’ or ?O'

D) B only

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

When the blood group of one parent is AB and that of other is O then the child may have blood group either ?A? or ?B? as blood group ?O? has no dominant genes for antigens.