Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Principles of Inheritance and Variation

Question:

A father has blood group A and mother has blood group B ,What will be the possible blood group of the progeny ?

Options:

AB

A, B, AB, and O.

Only O

Only A and B .

Correct Answer:

A, B, AB, and O.

Explanation:

Due to codominance of "IA" and "IB” alleles, the genotype "IAIB" produce “AB” blood group respectively. Thus, the six genotypes give total four phenotypes. Hence, parents with A and B blood group can have child with A, B, AB and O blood groups.